I y y yj NOV 2 9 OCCASIONAL PAPERS of the Ui^'^--MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas number 161. pages 1-11 12 november 1993 Hyla staufferorum, a New Species of Treefrog IN THE Hyla larinopygion Group from THE Cloud Forests of Ecuador William E. Duellman and Luis A. Coloma' Division of Herpetoloiiy. Museum of Natural History. and Department of Systematics and Ecolo}^y. The University of Kansas Lawrence. Kansas 66045-2454. USA ABSTRACT A new species in the Hyla larinopyoion group is described from cloud forests in the Cordillera de Guacamayos and Volcan Suinaco east of the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes in Ecuador. The new species is most similar to Hyla caucana from Colombia in having bold, yellow bars on the flanks and on the ventral and hidden surfaces of the limbs, but differs by having dark, instead of pale discs. The tadpoles have large ventral oral discs with 7-8/8-9 tooth rows. Key words: Anura. Hylidae. Hyla staufferorum new species. Ecuador. RESUMEN Una especie nueva en el grupo de Hyla larinopygion se describe de los bosques nublados en la Cordillera de Guacamayos y del Volcan Sumaco al este de la Cordillera Oriental de los Andes en el Ecuador. La especie nueva es mas similar a Hyla caucana de Colombia, a la que se parece por tener barras distintivas amarillas en los flancos y en las superficies ventrales y escondidas de los miembros pero se diferencia por tener discos oscuros en lugar de discos palidos en los dedos. Los renacuajos tienen discos orales grandes y ventrales, y 7-8/8-9 filas de dientes. Palabras claves: Anura. Hylidae. Hyla staufferorum especie nueva. Ecuador. 'Museo de Zoologfa. Departamento de Biologia. Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador. Apartado 17-01-2184. Quito. Ecuador. © Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence. ISSN:fl09 1-7958
Hyla staufferorum, a new species of treefrog in the Hyla larinopygion group from the cloud forests of Ecuador
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