A new nurse frog (Anura: Allobates ) from Brazilian Amazonia with a remarkably fast multi-noted advertisement call

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Jesus R D SouzaAlbertina Pimentel Lima

Abstract

Nurse frogs (Aromobatidae: Allobates) are probably the most extensively studied genus by taxonomists in Brazilian Amazonia. The southwestern portion of Amazonia is the most species-rich: as many as seven species may occur in sympatry at a single locality. In this study, we describe a new species of nurse frog from this region. The description integrates data from larval and adult morphology, advertisement calls and DNA sequences. Allobates velocicantus sp. nov. is distinguished from other Allobates mainly by the absence of hourglass-shaped dark marks on the dorsum and dark transverse bars on the thigh; a throat that is white centrally and yellow marginally; basal webbing on toes II and III; finger I longer than finger II; and an advertisement call composed of 66-138 pulsed notes with a note duration of 5-13 ms, inter-note intervals of 10-18 ms and a dominant frequency of 5,512-6,158 Hz. Tadpoles of the new species have 3-4 short, rounded papillae on the anterior labium, 16-23 papillae on the posterior labium, and a labial keratodont row formula 2(2)/3(1). This is the fifth species of Allobates described from the state of Acre, southwestern Brazilian Amazonia.

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Feb 12, 1998·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·A R BlausteinR G Anthony
Jun 28, 2013·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Clinton N JenkinsLucas N Joppa
Oct 18, 2013·Molecular Biology and Evolution·Koichiro TamuraSudhir Kumar
Apr 17, 2016·Nucleic Acids Research·Jana TrifinopoulosBui Quang Minh
Jun 24, 2017·Anais Da Academia Brasileira De Ciências·Jesus R D SouzaAlbertina P Lima
Apr 4, 2020·Scientific Reports·Bruno MontibellerEvelyn Uuemaa

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