The last one: A new species of Osteocephalus (Anura: Hylidae) from Colombia, with comments on the morphological and behavioral diversity within the genus

Authors

  • William E. Duellman University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v18i2p141-157

Keywords:

Comparative osteology, iris color, new species, oviposition sites, vocal sac structure

Abstract

A new species of Osteocephalus (Anura: Hylidae) from Colombia, with comments on the morphological and behavioral diversity within the genus. A striking, undescribed species of Osteocephalus from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in Departamento de Putumayo in southern Colombia is a member of the Osteocephalus buckleyi Group. Aside from minor morphological characters, the new species differs from all other members of the group by having a golden yellow iris with a median horizontal black stripe. The diversity in morphological and reproductive behavior reveals various features that are phylogenetically signifcant, but several species remain to be described.

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Published

2019-12-17

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Articles

License

All material originally published in Phyllomedusa belongs to Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz - Universidade de São Paulo. All contents are under a license of Creative Commons BY-NC-ND.

How to Cite

Duellman, W. E. (2019). The last one: A new species of Osteocephalus (Anura: Hylidae) from Colombia, with comments on the morphological and behavioral diversity within the genus. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 18(2), 141-157. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v18i2p141-157