A New Species of Toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Rhinella) from Northern Peru
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چکیده
We describe a new species of Rhinella from montane forests between 1788 and 2305 m a.s.l. in the Departamentos Amazonas San Martín, Peru. tentatively assign to festae Group based on morphological similarities with its other 19 members. It is characterised by large size (maximum SVL 91.6 mm females), pointed protruding snout that posteroventrally inclined, absence visible tympanic annulus membrane, long parotoid glands contact upper eyelid, presence dorsolateral row enlarged tubercles, outer tarsus surface subconical ridge fused subgular vocal sac slits males. One specimen Departamento tested positive for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Taxonomy
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2673-6500']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy1030015