A New Species of Pristimantis (anura: Strabomantidae) from the Pacific Coast of the Darien Province, Panama, with a Molecular Analysis of Its Phylogenetic Position
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We describe a new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Pacific coast of the Darién Province, Panama. The type locality is on Cerro Piña, in the Serranı́a de Sapo, at 700–800 m elevation. This new species is readily distinguished from all other known congeners from the region based on external morphology. Despite the small size of the two type specimens, histological analysis of the gonads shows these individuals were potentially reproductive males. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the ND2-WANCY mitochondrial gene region reveal that this new species is genetically distinct. Molecular and morphological data place the new species in the Pristimantis (Hypodictyon) ridens species series, and suggest that P. cerasinus be moved to this group as well. Molecular analyses also reveal a potential synapomorphy of the genus Pristimantis relative to the other five genera sampled here: the loss of the D-stem of the tRNA gene. Our finding of another endemic frog from eastern Panama lends further support to the concept of the Darién as a center of endemism and not just a conduit between continents. RESUMEN: Describimos una nueva especie del género Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) de la costa del Pacı́fico de la Provincia de Darién en Panamá. La localidad tipo es Cerro Piña a 700–800 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Con base en la morfologı́a externa esta nueva especie es fácilmente distinguible de todas las otras especies conocidas en la región. A pesar del pequeño tamaño de los dos especı́menes tipo, análisis histológicos de sus gónadas muestran que estos individuos eran machos potencialmente reproductores. Los análisis de filogenia molecular basados en la región de ADN mitocondrial ND2-WANCY revelan que la especie nueva es genéticamente distinta. Los datos moleculares y morfológicos sugieren asignar tentativamente a la nueva especie dentro de la serie de especies ‘‘Pristimantis (Hypodictyon) ridens’’ y que la especie, P. cerasinus, debe ser incluida en este grupo también. Los análisis moleculares también revelan una posible sinapomorfı́a del género Pristimantis en comparación con los otros cinco géneros incluidos en este análisis: la pérdida de la ‘‘rama D’’ del gen ARNt. El descubrimiento y descripción de otra especie endémica del oriente de Panamá da más apoyo a nuestro concepto del Darién como un centro de endemismo y no sólo como una vı́a entre dos continentes.
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