A new Pristimantis Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the cloud forest in the Venezuelan Andes
Un nuevo Pristimantis Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 (Anura: Strabomantidae) de bosque nublado en los Andes de Venezuela
Abstract
A new species of Pristimantis from the cloud forest near the city of Merida in the Venezuelan Andes is described from two specimens in the collection of the Universidad de Los Andes. The new species is distinguished from close relatives by having a subacuminate snout in dorsal view, dorsolateral folds, low tubercles on hands and feet, vestigial webbing between toes II-III-IV-V, and uniform gray dorsum, white venter with small black spots; and by lacking vocal slits, nuptial pads; ulnar and tarsal tubercles, calcars; and fringes on the fingers and toes.
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