A new species of Colostethus (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from French Guiana with a redescription of Colostethus beebei (Noble, 1923) from its type locality

Authors

  • Philippe J. R. Kok Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Department of Vertebrates
  • Ross D. MacCulloch Royal Ontario Museum; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
  • Philippe Gaucher Royal Ontario Museum; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
  • Erik H. Poelman Wageningen University; Laboratory of Entomology
  • Godfrey R. Bourne National Science Foundation; Division of Integrative Organismal Biology; Behavioral Systems Cluster
  • Amy Lathrop Royal Ontario Museum; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
  • Georges L. Lenglet Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Department of Vertebrates

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v5i1p43-66

Keywords:

Anura, Dendrobatidae, Colostethus granti sp. nov, Colostethus beebei, French Guiana, Guyana, Guiana Shield

Abstract

A new species of Colostethus, long mistaken for Colostethus beebei, is described from French Guiana. The new species can be distinguished from congeners by absence of median lingual process, first finger longer than second, third finger not distinctly swollen in males, differences in tadpole morphology, coloration and pattern (e.g. absence of dorsolateral stripe), bioacoustics, and reproductive behavior. A complete redescription of Colostethus beebei plus description of its tadpole and call is provided on the basis of recently collected topotypic specimens. The range of C. beebei is restricted to the Kaieteur plateau, Pakaraima Mountains, Guyana.

Downloads

Downloads

Published

2006-06-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2006)

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

Kok, P. J. R., MacCulloch, R. D., Gaucher, P., Poelman, E. H., Bourne, G. R., Lathrop, A., & Lenglet, G. L. (2006). A new species of Colostethus (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from French Guiana with a redescription of Colostethus beebei (Noble, 1923) from its type locality. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 5(1), 43-66. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v5i1p43-66