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:
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86413, an adult female (
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), collected in amplexus with male
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86414, from Hacienda Taulis (approx.
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,
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,
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), Provincia de Santa Cruz, Departamento de Cajamarca,
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, obtained by H.-W. Koepcke on
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.
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:
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Three adult males:
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86414, collected with the
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;
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86416,
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86415, partially desiccated, from Hacienda Taulis (approx.
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,
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,
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), Provincia de Santa Cruz, Departamento de Cajamarca,
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, obtained by H.-W. Koepcke on
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.
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A member of the
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197564A04EAB1EF927FCACF95A" box="[544,777,1763,1788]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="46">Pristimantis orestes</emphasis>
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Group having the following combination of characters: (1) skin on dorsum shagreen with small tubercles coalesced into ridges dorsolaterally, forming discontinuous dorsolateral folds; venter areolate; discoidal fold present; (2) tympanic membrane and annulus present, upper margin slightly concealed by supratympanic fold; (3) snout long, acutely rounded in dorsal view, rounded in lateral view; (4) upper eyelid bearing small tubercles; upper eyelid width narrower than IOD; cranial crests absent; (5) dentigerous processes of vomers small, oblique; (6) males with vocal sac and vocal slits, nuptial pads absent; (7) Finger I shorter than Finger II; discs on outer fingers broadly expanded, slightly truncate; (8) fingers with lateral fringes; (9) ulnar and tarsal tubercles present; (10) heel with small tubercles; inner tarsal fold present; (11) inner metatarsal tubercle oval, twice the size of subconical outer metatarsal tubercle, elevated, slightly conical in lateral view; few, low supernumerary plantar tubercles present; (12) toes with lateral fringes; toes webbed basally; Toe V slightly longer than Toe III; toe discs about same size as fingers, slightly truncate; (13) in ethanol, dorsum pale brown with dark brown flecks and narrow, tan middorsal stripe; venter brown with tan blotches and spots; axilla, groin, flanks, anterior and posterior surfaces of thighs, and inner surfaces of shanks, dark brown with tan blotches and spots; iris dark gray; (14) SVL in single female
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, in males
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(n = 3).
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(SMF 86413, holotype, SVL 29.4 mm) in dorsal (A) and ventral (B) views. Photos by E. Lehr.
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is tentatively assigned to the
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Group by having a contrasting pattern of tan blotches and spots on dark brown in the groin, a small SVL of no more than
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(
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Duellman
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2006
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), and a robust body.
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DA9FBFB50FDA1FB0B" box="[197,516,1172,1197]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">Pristimantis ventriguttatus</emphasis>
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is readily distinguished from the other 11 species (see Table 1) currently assigned to the
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Group (
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Duellman
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. 2006
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,
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) by having tan blotches and spots on a brown venter, anterior and posterior surfaces of the thighs, and groin, discs on outer fingers broadly expanded, and a long snout with a small terminal tubercle.
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAA88FAC8FB54FA83" box="[950,1265,1292,1317]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">Pristimantis ventriguttatus</emphasis>
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shares with
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DACB8FAC8FEA6FAEB" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. cordovae</emphasis>
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and
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.
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dorsolateral folds, dentigerous processes of the vomers, and vocal slits, but male
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and
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lack nuptial pads (present in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAA01FA98FC6AFAD3" box="[831,975,1372,1397]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. cordovae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Furthermore the digits are broadly expanded and mostly truncate in
<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAB23FA40FD40FA3B" box="[541,741,1412,1437]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">
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,
</emphasis>
whereas narrowly expanded and marginate in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAC35FA40FA30FA3B" box="[1291,1429,1412,1437]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. cordovae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DA9A9FA68FED4FA63" box="[151,369,1452,1477]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">Pristimantis vidua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a short snout without terminal tubercle (snout long with terminal tubercle in
<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAC74FA68FEB4FA4B" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. v e n - triguttatus</emphasis>
), and lacks lateral fringes (present in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DABF0FA10FC2BFA4B" box="[718,910,1492,1517]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Furthermore, dorsolateral folds are usually tan in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DA9E1FA38FE99F9B3" box="[223,316,1532,1557]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. vidua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(not distinct from surrounding color or blackish brown in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAADDFA38FB07F9B3" box="[995,1186,1532,1557]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and the venter is tan with fine, small brown spots (brown with tan blotches and spots in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAA94F9E0FBCCF99B" box="[938,1129,1572,1597]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName id="919B6A887567A04DA9FBF988FE5AF9C3" box="[197,511,1612,1637]" class="Amphibia" family="Strabomantidae" genus="Pristimantis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ventriguttatus">
<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DA9FBF988FE5AF9C3" box="[197,511,1612,1637]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">Pristimantis ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAB09F988FD0FF9C3" box="[567,682,1612,1637]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. pinguis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
occur syntopically at Hacienda Taulis. Both species are of similar size, have dorsolateral folds, tympanum present and males that have vocal slits present and nuptial pads absent. However, fingers and toes are short in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DABEEF958FCE3F913" box="[720,838,1692,1717]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. pinguis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(long in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAA85F958FBDBF913" box="[955,1150,1692,1717]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) without lateral fringes (present in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DA81CF900FE40F97B" box="[290,485,1732,1757]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), with rounded discs (truncate) that are barely wider than digit proximal to it (discs broadly expanded in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DA8E6F928FD3DF8A3" box="[472,664,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), snout short (long), and venter uniformly tan (contrasting pattern consisting of tan blotches and spots on brown). Both
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAA30F8D0FBE8F88B" box="[782,1101,1812,1837]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">Pristimantis cajamarcensis</emphasis>
(Barbour and Noble)
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DACB8F8D0FF42F8F3" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. lymani</emphasis>
(Barbour and Noble)
</taxonomicName>
are widespread in the western Andes of northern
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and can easily be distinguished from
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DA804F8A0FE5FF8DB" box="[314,506,1892,1917]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having males with nuptial pads (absent in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAD28F8A0FB73F8DB" box="[1046,1238,1892,1917]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Furthermore,
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DACB6F8A1FE95F804" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. cajamarcensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has dorsolateral folds and lateral fringes absent (both present in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAAE1F84FFB28F804" box="[991,1165,1931,1954]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and
<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DADEEF84FFA8AF804" box="[1232,1327,1931,1954]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. l y m a n i</emphasis>
are much larger (male SVL to
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in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DA8CFF875FDF6F86E" box="[497,595,1969,1992]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. lymani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
vs.
<quantity id="9163BCEE7567A04DAB40F875FD78F86E" box="[638,733,1969,1992]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.18" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="21.8">21.8 mm</quantity>
in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DABC3F875FC0EF86E" box="[765,939,1969,1992]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and have Finger I&gt; II (Finger I &lt;II in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197567A04DAC6AF875FEA3F849" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="47">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AA9A9FA42FEBFFA38" bold="true" box="[151,282,1414,1438]" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Dorsal (A) and ventral (B) views of head, and ventral views of hand (C) and foot (D) of
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AADDAFA42FEA3FA66" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">Pristimantis ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(SMF 86413).
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<paragraph id="5624110B7560A04AA9A9FA2BFEEFF9F5" blockId="5.[151,1437,1518,2016]" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">
<taxonomicName id="919B6A887560A04AA9A9FA2BFE77F9AE" box="[151,466,1519,1544]" class="Amphibia" family="Strabomantidae" genus="Pristimantis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ventriguttatus">
<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AA9A9FA2BFE77F9AE" box="[151,466,1519,1544]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">Pristimantis ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AAB33FA2BFD2CF9AE" box="[525,649,1519,1544]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. s i m o n s i i</emphasis>
(Boulenger) may occur in sympatry in Departamento de Cajamarca, but
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AA9C6F9D0FED2F98B" box="[248,375,1556,1581]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. simonsii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
lacks a tympanum (present in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AABDDF9D0FC01F98B" box="[739,932,1556,1581]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and lacks marginal grooves (present in
<taxonomicName id="919B6A887560A04AACB8F9D0FE9FF9F4" class="Amphibia" family="Strabomantidae" genus="Pristimantis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ventriguttatus">
<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AACB8F9D0FE9FF9F4" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="5624110B7560A049A9FBF99AFC11FEDC" blockId="5.[151,1437,1518,2016]" lastBlockId="6.[151,1437,152,2007]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="51" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">
Other
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AA82CF99BFE04F9DE" box="[274,417,1631,1656]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">Pristimantis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
having a distinctive color pattern consisting of tan or white blotches and spots on a brown venter are
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AA857F943FE48F906" box="[361,493,1671,1696]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. douglasi</emphasis>
(Lynch)
</taxonomicName>
belonging to the
<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AAA18F943FCC7F906" box="[806,866,1671,1696]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">galdi</emphasis>
Group from eastern
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and
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AAC32F943FEF4F96E" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">Pristimantis phalaroinguinis</emphasis>
(Duellman and Lehr)
</taxonomicName>
belonging to the
<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AAA25F96BFC1BF96E" box="[795,958,1711,1736]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">conspicillatus</emphasis>
Group from the Cordillera Occidental in northern
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(Departamento de Cajamarca). Both
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AAA37F913FC68F956" box="[777,973,1751,1776]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AAD30F913FB4CF956" box="[1038,1257,1751,1776]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. phalaroinguinis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have discs on outer fingers broadly expanded and truncate, but
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AABD0F93BFC14F8BE" box="[750,945,1791,1816]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has fingers and toes with lateral fringes (absent in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AA82FF8E3FE4DF8E6" box="[273,488,1831,1856]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. phalaroinguinis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), is much smaller (SVL in males to
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vs.
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in
<taxonomicName id="919B6A887560A04AAD85F8E3FE17F8CE" authority="Duellman &amp; Lehr 2007" authorityName="Duellman &amp; Lehr" authorityYear="2007" class="Amphibia" family="Strabomantidae" genus="Pristimantis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="phalaroinguinis">
<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AAD85F8E3FA39F8E6" box="[1211,1436,1831,1856]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. phalaroinguinis:</emphasis>
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a), has areolate skin on the venter (smooth in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AAAF1F88BFB02F8CE" box="[975,1191,1871,1896]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. phalaroinguinis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and has vocal slits (absent in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AA82CF8B3FE4CF836" box="[274,489,1911,1936]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. phalaroinguinis</emphasis>
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).
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AAB3CF8B3FC99F836" box="[514,828,1911,1936]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">Pristimantis ventriguttatus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AAA48F8B3FC5CF836" box="[886,1017,1911,1936]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. douglasi</emphasis>
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are similar in size; both have vocal slits, fingers and toes with lateral fringes, and areolate skin on the venter.
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AAAC6F85BFA97F81E" box="[1016,1330,1951,1976]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">Pristimantis ventriguttatus</emphasis>
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has long dorsolateral folds (extending only to shoulder in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197560A04AABECF803FCF6F846" box="[722,851,1991,2016]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="50">P. douglasi</emphasis>
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), posterior border of tongue notched (not notched in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049A98AFF5CFE93FF17" box="[180,310,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">P. douglasi</emphasis>
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), and no nuptial pads in males (present in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049AA1DFF5CFC01FF17" box="[803,932,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">P. douglasi</emphasis>
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).
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049AA82FF5CFB67FF17" box="[956,1218,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">Pristimantis muscosus</emphasis>
(Duellman &amp; Pramuk)
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a member of the
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Group from the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central in northern
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also has an areolate venter with tan spots and fingers and toes with lateral fringes, but
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049AD94FF2CFACEFEA7" box="[1194,1387,232,257]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
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has dorsolateral folds (absent in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049A8DCFED4FDCBFE8F" box="[482,622,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">P. muscosus</emphasis>
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), tarsal folds (absent in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049AAB9FED4FBB6FE8F" box="[903,1043,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">P. muscosus</emphasis>
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), and lacks conical heel tubercles (present in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049A81FFEFCFE14FEF7" box="[289,433,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">P. muscosus</emphasis>
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). Furthermore,
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049AB4FFEFCFC91FEF7" box="[625,820,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
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is much smaller (female SVL
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in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049AC78FEFCFEB4FEDF" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">E. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
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vs.
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in
<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049A8F0FEA4FDC7FEDF" box="[462,610,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">P. m u s c o s u s:</emphasis>
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).
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="1E8142807563A048A9FBFE4DFB0CFD44" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="52" pageId="6" pageNumber="51" type="description">
<paragraph id="5624110B7563A049A9FBFE4DFD57FCF2" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,2007]" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">
<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049A9FBFE4DFD85FE05" bold="true" box="[197,544,393,419]" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">
Description of the
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.
</emphasis>
Head as wide as body and nearly as wide as long; head width 39.1% of SVL; head length 40.1% of SVL; snout long with small terminal tubercle, acutely rounded in dorsal view, rounded in lateral view (
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A, B); eye diameter 91.7% of eyenostril distance; nostrils slightly protuberant, directed dorsolaterally; canthus rostralis nearly straight in dorsal view, angular in profile; loreal region concave; lips rounded; upper eyelid width 93.3% of interorbital distance, with small tubercles; tympanic annulus round, its upper and posterodorsal part obscured by supratympanic fold, tympanum diameter 48.5% of eye diameter; tympanum-eye distance about equal to tympanum diameter; enlarged postrictal tubercles fused into a ridge on each side of head. Choanae small, oval, not concealed by palatal shelf of maxilla; dentigerous processes of vomers small, narrowly separated medially, situated posteromedial to choanae; tongue 3
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as long as wide, slightly notched posteriorly, posterior half free.
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Skin on dorsum shagreen with small tubercles; dorsolateral tubercles forming slender, discontinuous dorsolateral folds, two on each side; skin on flanks tuberculate with tubercles coalescing into ridges; skin on ventral thighs, belly, chest, and throat areolate, skin on other ventral surfaces smooth; discoidal and thoracic folds present; cloacal sheath short; cloacal region without large tubercles. Three small ulnar tubercles on each forearm, round, low; palmar tubercles slightly elevated, outer palmar tubercle bifid, approximately 2
<emphasis id="64EFCD197563A049ABB1FBFCFD06FBFE" box="[655,675,1080,1112]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">×</emphasis>
size of oval, inner palmar tubercle; subarticular tubercles well defined, elongate in ventral view, slightly subconical in lateral view; one supernumerary tubercle at base of each finger except Finger I, round, low, approximately one-fourth size of subarticular tubercles; fingers with lateral fringes; Finger I shorter than Finger II; discs on Fingers III slightly expanded, most prominent on Fingers IIIIV; discs on Fingers IIIIV nearly truncate, discs on Fingers III rounded; ventral pads of fingers well defined by circumferential grooves (
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C).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5624110B7563A049A9FBFAF9FB61F931" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,2007]" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">
<collectingCountry id="2E8C519B7563A049A9FBFAF9FEA5FAF1" box="[197,256,1341,1367]" name="India" pageId="6" pageNumber="51">Hind</collectingCountry>
limbs slender, tibia length 53.1% of SVL; foot length 50.3% of SVL; upper surfaces of hind limbs tuberculate; posterior and ventral surfaces of thighs areolate; no distinct tubercles on heel or on outer surface of tarsus; inner tarsal fold extending along distal half of tarsus; inner metatarsal tubercle elevated, ovoid, twice size of subconical outer metatarsal tubercle; one, low plantar supernumerary tubercle at base of Toes II, IV, and V, two supernumerary tubercles at base of Toe III; subarticular tubercles well defined, round in ventral view, subconical in lateral view; toes with lateral fringes; basal webbing between Toes IV and V; discs about equal to those on fingers, most prominent on Toe IV; discs nearly truncate; toes having ventral pads well defined by circumferential grooves; relative lengths of toes: 1 &lt;2 &lt;3 &lt;5 &lt;4 (
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D); Toe V slightly longer than Toe III (disc on Toe III and Toe V not reaching distal subarticular tubercle on Toe IV).
</paragraph>
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Measurements (in mm) of
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: SVL 29.4; tibia length 15.6; foot length 14.8; head length 11.8; head width 11.5; eye diameter 3.3; tympanum diameter 1.6; interorbital distance 3.0; upper eyelid width 2.8; internarial distance 2.5; eye-nostril distance 3.6.
</paragraph>
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Coloration of
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in preservative (
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): Dorsum pale brown with brown blotches; a narrow, pale brown middorsal stripe extending from snout to cloaca; blackish-brown dorsolateral folds; forearm with one ill-defined dark brown transverse bar; hind limbs with indistinct, irregularly shaped dark brown transverse bars; sides of head brown; canthal stripe dark brown; upper half of flanks dark brown, lower half dark brown with tan blotches and spots; axilla, groin, anterior and posterior surfaces of thighs, inner and dorsal surfaces of shanks, and flanks dark brown with tan blotches and spots; ventral surfaces brown with tan blotches and spots; irregular, narrow, tan midventral stripe extending from middle of throat to midlength of belly; iris dark gray. Coloration of
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in life unknown.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A9FBFECBFEE5FE8F" bold="true" box="[197,320,271,297]" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Variation.</emphasis>
Measurements (in mm) for the three males (SMF 86414, 86416, 86415): SVL 21.3, 21.8, 17.8; tibia length 13.1, 11.1, 7.8; foot length 12.8, 9.4, 7.1; head length 9.3, 8.2, 5.6; head width 9.1, 7.7, 7.9; eye diameter 2.4, 2.5, 2.7; tympanum diameter 1.4, 1.2, 1.1; IOD 2.8, 2.9, 2.8; upper eyelid width 2.8, 1.9, 1.9; inter narial distance 2.3, 1.8, 1.5; eye-nostril distance 2.5, 2.5, 2.3. In one male (SMF 86414), the dorsum and flanks are uniformly dark brown. This individual has fewer tan spots and blotches in the axilla and groin and on the anterior and posterior surfaces of the thighs and the inner surfaces of shanks than the
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; the venter is tan and brown with few, barely distinct tan blotches and spots. In the other males (SMF 86415, 86416), the dorsum and flanks are brown and tan with blackish-brown flecks dorsolaterally. The groin is pale brown with large tan flecks; anterior surfaces of thighs are dark brown with tan spots, and the posterior surfaces of the thighs are dark brown with elongate, tan blotches. The concealed surfaces of the shanks are pale brown with tan blotches and spots, and the venter is tan with small dark brown spots. All males have nearly straight vocal slits located at posterior half of mouth floor closer to margin of jaw than to tongue.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="5624110B7562A048A9FBFD2BFA3EFC94" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1858]" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">
<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A9FBFD2BFDA4FCAF" bold="true" box="[197,513,751,777]" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Distribution and ecology.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="919B6A887562A048AB34FD34FCE0FCAF" box="[522,837,752,777]" class="Amphibia" family="Strabomantidae" genus="Pristimantis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ventriguttatus">
<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AB34FD34FCE0FCAF" box="[522,837,752,777]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Pristimantis ventriguttatus</emphasis>
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is known only from the
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locality described as montane forest by H.-W. Koepcke. Sympatric
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AB8CFCDCFCE4FC97" box="[690,833,792,817]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Pristimantis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
include
<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AA9BFCDCFB4FFC97" box="[933,1258,792,817]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">
<taxonomicName id="919B6A887562A048AA9BFCDCFBC9FC97" box="[933,1132,792,817]" class="Amphibia" family="Strabomantidae" genus="Pristimantis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cajamarcensis">P. cajamarcensis</taxonomicName>
,
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,
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AC1CFCDCFA31FC97" box="[1314,1428,792,817]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">P. pinguis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="1E8142807562A048A9FBFCFBFDE2FC0C" pageId="7" pageNumber="52" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A9FBFCFBFEF7FCFF" bold="true" box="[197,338,831,857]" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific name
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AB0BFC84FD7DFCFF" box="[565,728,832,857]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">ventriguttatus</emphasis>
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is derived from the Latin noun
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meaning belly and the Latin adjective
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meaning spotted. The name refers to the distinct ventral pattern consisting of tan spots and flecks on dark brown coloration.
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A9FBFC73FE9BFC77" bold="true" box="[197,318,951,977]" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Remarks.</emphasis>
The
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A843FC7CFDC2FC77" box="[381,615,952,977]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Pristimantis orestes</emphasis>
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Group was defined by
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and modified by
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Duellman
<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A82FFC24FEEEFC5F" box="[273,331,992,1017]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">et al.</emphasis>
(2006)
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and
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as three new species were assigned to the group. With
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A9A9FBCCFEF2FB87" box="[151,343,1032,1057]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
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the
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Group contains 12 species and occurs in páramo, puna, and cloud forest at elevations of
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above sea level in the Andes from southern
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to northern
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. With more intensive exploration of the Cordillera Occidental, the discovery of new species of
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is likely.
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Phylogeny of the
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A8AAFB44FE43FB3F" box="[404,486,1152,1177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">orestes</emphasis>
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Group is unknown. Both members of the
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AAECFB44FB81FB3F" box="[978,1060,1152,1177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">orestes</emphasis>
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Group and
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AD91FB44FA8BFB3F" box="[1199,1326,1152,1177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Phrynopus</emphasis>
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are similar in several morphological characters:
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AB42FB6CFD5EFB67" box="[636,763,1192,1217]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Phrynopus</emphasis>
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have narrow digits that lack pads and marginal grooves, whereas members of the
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A882FB14FD03FB4F" box="[444,678,1232,1257]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Pristimantis orestes</emphasis>
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Group have narrow digits with pads that have reduced or absent (only in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A9C4FB3CFE57FAB7" box="[250,498,1272,1297]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Pristimantis simonsii</emphasis>
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) marginal grooves.
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in
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,
</emphasis>
most of the members of the
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048ADC6FB3CFAEFFAB7" box="[1272,1354,1272,1297]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">orestes</emphasis>
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Group have limited distributional ranges which are restricted to the
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locality or its close surroundings.
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Sexual male characters such as nuptial pads or vocal slits are useful to distinguish species from each other. Unfortunately these important diagnostic characters are frequently ignored or simply overseen in species descriptions, even if adult males are present. This led to wrong conclusions that
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AD73FA5CFB69FA17" box="[1101,1228,1432,1457]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Phrynopus</emphasis>
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lack nuptial pads (see comments by Lehr 2006) or that nuptial pads are intraspecific variable (present or absent) in males. Unlike in bufonids or
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A8A5FA2CFD83F9A7" box="[411,550,1512,1537]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Telmatobius</emphasis>
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where males usually develop seasonally dark brown, spinous nuptial pads, nuptial pads in
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A874F9D4FE7CF98F" box="[330,473,1552,1577]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Pristimantis</emphasis>
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(and
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AB22F9D4FD3EF98F" box="[540,667,1552,1577]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Phrynopus</emphasis>
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) are more secretive, cream colored usually non spinous and seem to be present permanently, indicating that reproduction may take place throughout the year (Lehr
<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AC30F9FCFAECF9F7" box="[1294,1353,1592,1617]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">et al.</emphasis>
2006). In none of the thousands observed specimens from different museum collections did the senior author find nuptial pads in adult male
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048A8D9F94CFDD3F907" box="[487,630,1672,1697]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Pristimantis</emphasis>
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(or
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048AB8CF94CFC94F907" box="[690,817,1672,1697]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">Phrynopus</emphasis>
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) to be seasonally present or intraspecific variable (absent or present). Only slight differences in size and shape of nuptial pads were observed. Thanks to the detailed field notes by H.-W. Koepcke, we know that female
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and male
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(SMF 86414) of
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<emphasis id="64EFCD197562A048ACB8F91CFE9FF8BF" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="52">P. ventriguttatus</emphasis>
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were found in amplexus, indicating that both were reproductive adults. Despite the long time in preservative, the
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series is well preserved.
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