A new species of Osteocephalus (Anura : Hylidae) from Amazonian Ecuador and Peru

Authors
Ron, S Pramuk, JB
Citation
S. Ron et Jb. Pramuk, A new species of Osteocephalus (Anura : Hylidae) from Amazonian Ecuador and Peru, HERPETOLOGI, 55(4), 1999, pp. 433-446
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
HERPETOLOGICA
ISSN journal
00180831 → ACNP
Volume
55
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
433 - 446
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-0831(199912)55:4<433:ANSOO(>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A new species of the hylid frog genus Osteocephalus from the upper Amazon B asin of Ecuador and Peru is described. It most closely resembles O. planice ps, but it differs in the absence of pale stripes on the heels and above th e vent, in being smaller, and lacking brown spots on the flanks. The new sp ecies, O. yasuni, is unique within Osteocephalus in having extensive yellow ventral coloration.