A NEW SPECIES OF GLASSFROG (CENTROLENIDAE) FROM THE SOUTHERN ANDEAN FOOTHILLS ON THE WEST ECUADORIAN REGION

• DOI: 10.2994/1808-9798(2007)2[1:ansogc]2.0.co;2
• Publication Date: 2007-08-21T14:28:21Z
• Authors: Diego F. Cisneros...; Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz
• Keywords: Foothills; Snout

Cochranella buenaventura sp. nov. is described from the southern foothills of Cordillera Occidental, Andes Ecuador. The new species inhabits Seasonal Foothill Evergreen forests province El Oro, in West Ecuadorian biogeographic region. This distinguished other glassfrogs by having a truncate snout dorsal and lateral views, reduced webbing between fingers, absence guanophores on digestive visceral peritonea, but present renal capsule, humeral spine, green dorsum life with scattered pale yellow spots, bright hands feet discs, moderate body size (20.9-22.4 mm snout-vent length adult males).