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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0F87FAAAFEDCFC9E" bold="true" box="[151,375,749,775]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
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(
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and
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B)
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.
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7169, adult male, from Grão Mogol (
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,
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;
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altitude), Minas Gerais State, Southeastern
<collectingCountry id="F343764FA549680D0EFAFB3DFD91FC0D" box="[490,570,890,916]" name="Brazil" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">Brazil</collectingCountry>
, collected on
<date id="FFEA101FA549680D0DF9FB3DFC09FC0D" box="[745,930,890,916]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" value="2006-02">February 2006</date>
, by R.R. Carvalho Jr., M.F. Lopes, F.M. Carvalho, and T.P. Paula.
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0FD5FB82FE28FC46" bold="true" box="[197,387,965,991]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">Paratopotypes.</emphasis>
<collectionCode id="ED45AE1AA549680D0E9BFB82FE71FC46" box="[395,474,965,991]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/zi1i-a0b5" name="Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">MNRJ</collectionCode>
66167 (ex.
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6723), collected on
<date id="FFEA101FA549680D0CC1FB82FB38FC46" box="[977,1171,965,991]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" value="2005-11">November 2005</date>
, by R.R. Carvalho Jr., M.F. Lopes, L.B. Nascimento, and F.M. Carvalho;
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6616869 (ex.
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685152, respectively),
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685355, 686163, collected on
<date id="FFEA101FA549680D0DBFFC57FCDCFBB3" box="[687,887,1040,1066]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" value="2005-12">December 2005</date>
, by M.F. Lopes, L.B. Nascimento, and F.M. Carvalho;
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7170, collected with the
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;
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10201, collected between
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, by L.F. Toledo and
<collectingCountry id="F343764FA549680D0D71FC1DFDD2FBED" box="[609,633,1114,1140]" name="Iceland" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">O</collectingCountry>
.G.S. Araújo.
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0FD5FC38FEEDFB00" bold="true" box="[197,326,1151,1177]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Species belonging to the genus
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0DDCFCC7FCF7FB00" box="[716,860,1152,1177]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">Pleurodema</emphasis>
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, as revealed by the presence of vomerine teeths (see
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,
<bibRefCitation id="EFC54B2EA549680D0E78FCE2FD3FFB26" author="Duellman" box="[360,660,1189,1215]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" refString="Duellman, W. E. &amp; Veloso, A. M. (1977) Phylogeny of Pleurodema (Anura: Leptodactylidae): a biogeographic model. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, 64, 1 - 40." type="journal article" year="1977">Duellman &amp; Veloso 1977</bibRefCitation>
) and overall similarities, morphologically similar to
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0A10FCE2FA3FFB27" box="[1280,1428,1189,1214]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. diplolister</emphasis>
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, and diagnosed by the following combination of characters: medium size (males
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SVL); lumbar gland absent; tarsal fold absent; presence of a tarsal tubercle near the heel; inner metacarpal tubercle rounded and well developed in males; absence or vestigial presence of supranumerary tubercles on hand; absence or vestigial presence of fringes in fingers;
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distinct; and absence of flash coloration in the hidden portions of the thighs and groin.
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0FD5FDC2FDFBFA06" bold="true" box="[197,592,1413,1439]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">Comparison with other species.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0D47FDC2FC9BFA07" box="[599,816,1413,1438]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0C29FDC2FC3CFA06" bold="true" box="[825,919,1413,1439]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0BC9FDC2FAE7FA07" box="[1241,1356,1413,1438]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. bibroni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0A96FDC2FF74FA5D" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kriegi">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0A96FDC2FF74FA5D" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. kriegi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the absence of lumbar glands (present in
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0C1CFDECFC2DFA5D" box="[780,902,1451,1476]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. bibroni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0CD2FDECFB8EFA5D" box="[962,1061,1451,1476]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. k r i e g i</emphasis>
), distinct
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0BB8FDECFA37FA5D" box="[1192,1436,1451,1476]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">annulus tympanicus</emphasis>
(concealed in
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0E2DFD97FE1AFA70" box="[317,433,1488,1513]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. bibroni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0EFCFD97FDE0FA70" box="[492,587,1488,1513]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. k r i e g i</emphasis>
), prominent odontophores (not evident in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0B57FD97FB10FA70" box="[1095,1211,1488,1513]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bibroni">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0B57FD97FB10FA70" box="[1095,1211,1488,1513]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. bibroni</emphasis>
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and
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0BE5FD97FAFEFA70" box="[1269,1365,1488,1513]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. k r i e g i</emphasis>
), and presence of a tarsal tubercle near the heel (absent in
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0DECFDB2FCC5F997" box="[764,878,1525,1550]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. bibroni</emphasis>
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and
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0CB7FDB2FBAFF997" box="[935,1028,1525,1550]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. k r i e g i</emphasis>
).
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0FD5FE5CFE03F9AD" box="[197,424,1563,1588]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0EA1FE5DFDBFF9AD" bold="true" box="[433,532,1562,1588]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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differs from
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0DAAFE5CFC9FF9AD" box="[698,820,1563,1588]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. borellii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0C62FE5CFBA9F9AD" box="[882,1026,1563,1588]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0C62FE5CFBA9F9AD" box="[882,1026,1563,1588]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. cinereum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the absence of lumbar glands (present in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0E0AFE07FE27F9C0" box="[282,396,1600,1625]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="borellii">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0E0AFE07FE27F9C0" box="[282,396,1600,1625]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. borellii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0ED5FE07FDE5F9C0" box="[453,590,1600,1625]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0ED5FE07FDE5F9C0" box="[453,590,1600,1625]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. cinereum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), absence of tarsal fold (present in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0CFAFE07FBF7F9C0" box="[1002,1116,1600,1625]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="borellii">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0CFAFE07FBF7F9C0" box="[1002,1116,1600,1625]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. borellii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0B84FE07FAB6F9C0" box="[1172,1309,1600,1625]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0B84FE07FAB6F9C0" box="[1172,1309,1600,1625]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. cinereum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), presence of a tarsal tubercle near the heel (absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0D84FE22FCADF9E7" box="[660,774,1637,1662]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="borellii">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0D84FE22FCADF9E7" box="[660,774,1637,1662]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. borellii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0C50FE22FC61F9E7" box="[832,970,1637,1662]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0C50FE22FC61F9E7" box="[832,970,1637,1662]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. cinereum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and absence of flash coloration in the hidden portions of the thighs and groin (presence of yellow, pink, or orange flash coloration in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0BE7FECCFAC2F93D" box="[1271,1385,1675,1700]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="borellii">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0BE7FECCFAC2F93D" box="[1271,1385,1675,1700]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. borellii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0F87FEF7FEB0F950" box="[151,283,1712,1737]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. c i n e re u m</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA549680D0FD5FE92FEF7F81D" blockId="1.[151,1437,853,2036]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0FD5FE92FE35F977" box="[197,414,1749,1774]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0FD5FE92FE35F977" box="[197,414,1749,1774]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21357B6A549680D0EB6FE92FDAFF976" box="[422,516,1749,1775]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0EB6FE92FDAFF976" bold="true" box="[422,516,1749,1775]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0C56FE92FC76F977" box="[838,989,1749,1774]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brachyops">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0C56FE92FC76F977" box="[838,989,1749,1774]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. brachyops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its inner metacarpal tubercle large and rounded in males (narrow and elliptical in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0DFCFEBCFC25F88D" box="[748,910,1787,1812]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brachyops">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0DFCFEBCFC25F88D" box="[748,910,1787,1812]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. brachyops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), absence of lumbar glands (present in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0A95FEBCFEB1F8A0" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brachyops">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0A95FEBCFEB1F8A0" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. brachyops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), presence of a tarsal tubercle near the heel (absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0CC9FF67FBD6F8A0" box="[985,1149,1824,1849]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brachyops">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0CC9FF67FBD6F8A0" box="[985,1149,1824,1849]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. brachyops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and absence of flash coloration in the hidden portions of the thighs and groin (presence of yellow, pink, or orange flash coloration in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0FA5FF2CFEE7F81D" box="[181,332,1899,1924]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brachyops">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0FA5FF2CFEE7F81D" box="[181,332,1899,1924]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. brachyops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA549680D0FD5FFD7FE17F86D" blockId="1.[151,1437,853,2036]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0FD5FFD7FE0DF830" box="[197,422,1936,1961]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0FD5FFD7FE0DF830" box="[197,422,1936,1961]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21357B6A549680D0EBFFFC8FDB9F830" box="[431,530,1935,1961]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0EBFFFC8FDB9F830" bold="true" box="[431,530,1935,1961]" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0DA7FFD7FCF3F830" box="[695,856,1936,1961]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bufoninum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0DA7FFD7FCF3F830" box="[695,856,1936,1961]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. bufoninum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the absence of lumbar glands (present in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0A96FFD7FEBDF857" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bufoninum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0A96FFD7FEBDF857" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. bufoninum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), absence of tarsal fold (present in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0DD0FFF2FCF6F857" box="[704,861,1973,1998]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bufoninum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0DD0FFF2FCF6F857" box="[704,861,1973,1998]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. bufoninum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and presence of a tarsal tubercle near the heel (absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA549680D0E01FF9CFE01F86D" box="[273,426,2011,2036]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="1" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bufoninum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA549680D0E01FF9CFE01F86D" box="[273,426,2011,2036]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="54">P. bufoninum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF2B6657A54A680E0F87FB9AFF56FB8D" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198581/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" targetBox="[153,1431,217,950]" targetPageId="2">
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54A680E0F87FB9AFF56FB8D" blockId="2.[151,1436,989,1044]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0F87FB9AFEB2FC6C" bold="true" box="[151,281,989,1013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0E30FB99FE4EFC6C" box="[288,485,990,1013]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0E30FB99FE4EFC6C" box="[288,485,990,1013]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21357B6A54A680E0EFCFB9AFDE9FC6C" box="[492,578,989,1013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0EFCFB9AFDE9FC6C" bold="true" box="[492,578,989,1013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(A) Dorsal and (B) ventral views of holotype, MCNAM 7169, adult male, SVL 36.1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54A680E0FD5FC04FD56FB54" blockId="2.[151,1437,1091,2013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0FD5FC04FE02FBC5" box="[197,425,1091,1116]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0FD5FC04FE02FBC5" box="[197,425,1091,1116]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21357B6A54A680E0EA2FC04FDBDFBC4" box="[434,534,1091,1117]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0EA2FC04FDBDFBC4" bold="true" box="[434,534,1091,1117]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0DAEFC04FCFBFBC5" box="[702,848,1091,1116]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cordobae">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0DAEFC04FCFBFBC5" box="[702,848,1091,1116]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. cordobae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the absence of lumbar glands (present in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0A96FC04FEAFFB1B" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cordobae">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0A96FC04FEAFFB1B" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. cordobae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), distinct
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0E6BFC2EFDCEFB1B" box="[379,613,1129,1154]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">annulus tympanicus</emphasis>
(concealed in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0C02FC2EFC37FB1B" box="[786,924,1129,1154]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cordobae">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0C02FC2EFC37FB1B" box="[786,924,1129,1154]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. cordobae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), presence of a tarsal tubercle near the heel (absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0E0CFCC9FE1BFB3E" box="[284,432,1166,1191]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cordobae">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0E0CFCC9FE1BFB3E" box="[284,432,1166,1191]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. cordobae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and absence of flash coloration in the hidden portions of the thighs and groin (presence of orange flash coloration in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0D72FCF4FD40FB55" box="[610,747,1203,1228]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cordobae">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0D72FCF4FD40FB55" box="[610,747,1203,1228]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. cordobae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54A680E0FD5FC9EFDDAFA11" blockId="2.[151,1437,1091,2013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0FD5FC9EFE0EFB6B" box="[197,421,1241,1266]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0FD5FC9EFE0EFB6B" box="[197,421,1241,1266]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21357B6A54A680E0EBDFC9FFDA5FB6B" box="[429,526,1240,1266]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0EBDFC9FFDA5FB6B" bold="true" box="[429,526,1240,1266]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0C4CFC9EFC5CFB6B" box="[860,1015,1241,1266]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="diplolister">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0C4CFC9EFC5CFB6B" box="[860,1015,1241,1266]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. diplolister</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the morphologically most similar species, by its inner metacarpal tubercle large and rounded in males (narrow and elliptical in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0BC4FCB9FAC3FA8E" box="[1236,1384,1278,1303]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="diplolister">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0BC4FCB9FAC3FA8E" box="[1236,1384,1278,1303]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. diplolister</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, see
<figureCitation id="136F2A5AA54A680E0F87FD64FF70FAA4" box="[151,219,1315,1341]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,255,1019,1043]" captionTargetBox="[169,1416,203,967]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,194,998]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Detail of the palmar morphology of (A) Pleurodema diplolister (MNRJ 12002; topotype, adult male) and (B) Pleurodema alium sp. nov. (MCNAM 7169; holotype, adult male)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198582/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
A), absence or vestigial presence of supranumerary tubercles (presence of several bigger supranumerary tubercles in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0E39FD0EFE6BFAFB" box="[297,448,1353,1378]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="diplolister">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0E39FD0EFE6BFAFB" box="[297,448,1353,1378]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. diplolister</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; see
<figureCitation id="136F2A5AA54A680E0EEEFD0FFDEEFAFB" box="[510,581,1352,1378]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,255,1019,1043]" captionTargetBox="[169,1416,203,967]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,194,998]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Detail of the palmar morphology of (A) Pleurodema diplolister (MNRJ 12002; topotype, adult male) and (B) Pleurodema alium sp. nov. (MCNAM 7169; holotype, adult male)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198582/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
A), and by the absence or vestigial presence of finger fringes (very well developed in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0E24FD29FE61FA1E" box="[308,458,1390,1415]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="diplolister">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0E24FD29FE61FA1E" box="[308,458,1390,1415]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. diplolister</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; see
<figureCitation id="136F2A5AA54A680E0D16FD29FDE7FA11" box="[518,588,1390,1416]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,255,1019,1043]" captionTargetBox="[169,1416,203,967]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,194,998]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Detail of the palmar morphology of (A) Pleurodema diplolister (MNRJ 12002; topotype, adult male) and (B) Pleurodema alium sp. nov. (MCNAM 7169; holotype, adult male)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198582/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
A).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54A680E0FD5FDD4FE08FA61" blockId="2.[151,1437,1091,2013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0FD5FDD4FE35FA35" box="[197,414,1427,1452]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0FD5FDD4FE35FA35" box="[197,414,1427,1452]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21357B6A54A680E0EB5FDD4FDA8FA34" box="[421,515,1427,1453]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0EB5FDD4FDA8FA34" bold="true" box="[421,515,1427,1453]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0D8FFDD4FCD7FA35" box="[671,892,1427,1452]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fuscomaculatum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0D8FFDD4FCD7FA35" box="[671,892,1427,1452]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. fuscomaculatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its distinct
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0B3BFDD4FABDFA35" box="[1067,1302,1427,1452]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">annulus tympanicus</emphasis>
(concealed in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0FA5FDFFFE38FA48" box="[181,403,1464,1489]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fuscomaculatum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0FA5FDFFFE38FA48" box="[181,403,1464,1489]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. fuscomaculatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and presence of a tarsal tubercle near the heel (present on the medial portion of tarsus in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0FA5FD99FE39FA6E" box="[181,402,1502,1527]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fuscomaculatum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0FA5FD99FE39FA6E" box="[181,402,1502,1527]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. fuscomaculatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54A680E0FD5FE44FE43F914" blockId="2.[151,1437,1091,2013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0FD5FE44FE34F985" box="[197,415,1539,1564]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0FD5FE44FE34F985" box="[197,415,1539,1564]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21357B6A54A680E0EB7FE44FDADF984" box="[423,518,1539,1565]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0EB7FE44FDADF984" bold="true" box="[423,518,1539,1565]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0C5AFE44FC70F985" box="[842,987,1539,1564]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guayapae">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0C5AFE44FC70F985" box="[842,987,1539,1564]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. guayapae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its inner metacarpal tubercle large and rounded in males (narrow and elliptical in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0DC2FE6FFCCDF9D8" box="[722,870,1576,1601]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guayapae">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0DC2FE6FFCCDF9D8" box="[722,870,1576,1601]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. guayapae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), distinct
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0CF2FE6FFB78F9D8" box="[994,1235,1576,1601]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">annulus tympanicus</emphasis>
(concealed in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0A96FE6FFEA1F9FE" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guayapae">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0A96FE6FFEA1F9FE" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. guayapae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), prominent odontophores (not evident in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0C17FE09FC33F9FE" box="[775,920,1614,1639]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guayapae">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0C17FE09FC33F9FE" box="[775,920,1614,1639]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. guayapae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and presence of a tarsal tubercle near the heel (absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0E59FE34FE73F915" box="[329,472,1651,1676]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guayapae">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0E59FE34FE73F915" box="[329,472,1651,1676]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. guayapae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54A680E0FD5FEDFFD45F964" blockId="2.[151,1437,1091,2013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0FD5FEDFFE36F928" box="[197,413,1688,1713]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0FD5FEDFFE36F928" box="[197,413,1688,1713]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21357B6A54A680E0EB4FEDFFDAAF92B" box="[420,513,1688,1714]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0EB4FEDFFDAAF92B" bold="true" box="[420,513,1688,1714]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0C50FEDFFC5DF928" box="[832,1014,1688,1713]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marmoratum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0C50FEDFFC5DF928" box="[832,1014,1688,1713]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. marmoratum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0B3FFEDFFB7EF928" box="[1071,1237,1688,1713]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tucumanum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0B3FFEDFFB7EF928" box="[1071,1237,1688,1713]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. tucumanum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its prominent odontophores (not evident in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0EE9FEF9FD19F94E" box="[505,690,1726,1751]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marmoratum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0EE9FEF9FD19F94E" box="[505,690,1726,1751]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. marmoratum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0DFEFEF9FC38F94E" box="[750,915,1726,1751]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. t u c u m a n u m</emphasis>
), and presence of a tarsal tubercle near the heel (absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0E59FEA4FE54F965" box="[329,511,1763,1788]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marmoratum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0E59FEA4FE54F965" box="[329,511,1763,1788]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. marmoratum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0D28FEA4FD72F965" box="[568,729,1763,1788]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. t u c u m a n u m</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54A680E0FD5FF4FFBD9F8F4" blockId="2.[151,1437,1091,2013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0FD5FF4FFE02F8B8" box="[197,425,1800,1825]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0FD5FF4FFE02F8B8" box="[197,425,1800,1825]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21357B6A54A680E0EA3FF4FFDBCF8BB" box="[435,535,1800,1826]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0EA3FF4FFDBCF8BB" bold="true" box="[435,535,1800,1826]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0DAFFF4FFCCEF8B8" box="[703,869,1800,1825]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nebulosum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0DAFFF4FFCCEF8B8" box="[703,869,1800,1825]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. nebulosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its its inner metacarpal tubercle large and rounded in males (narrow and elliptical in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0DABFF69FCCFF8DE" box="[699,868,1838,1863]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nebulosum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0DABFF69FCCFF8DE" box="[699,868,1838,1863]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. nebulosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), prominent odontophores (not evident in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0A95FF69FEBDF8F5" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nebulosum">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0A95FF69FEBDF8F5" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. nebulosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and presence of a tarsal tubercle near the heel (absent in
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0CD5FF14FBF6F8F5" box="[965,1117,1875,1900]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. n e b u l o s u m</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54A680E0FD5FF3FFC33F844" blockId="2.[151,1437,1091,2013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0FD5FF3FFE36F808" box="[197,413,1912,1937]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0FD5FF3FFE36F808" box="[197,413,1912,1937]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21357B6A54A680E0EB4FF3FFDABF80B" box="[420,512,1912,1938]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0EB4FF3FFDABF80B" bold="true" box="[420,512,1912,1938]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0C2CFF3EFC3EF80B" box="[828,917,1913,1938]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="thaul">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0C2CFF3EFC3EF80B" box="[828,917,1913,1938]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. thaul</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its the absence of lumbar glands (present in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0FA6FFD9FEBAF82E" box="[182,273,1950,1975]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="thaul">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0FA6FFD9FEBAF82E" box="[182,273,1950,1975]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. thaul</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), distinct
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0E9BFFD9FDD2F82E" box="[395,633,1950,1975]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">annulus tympanicus</emphasis>
(concealed in
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0C3AFFD9FC29F82E" box="[810,898,1950,1975]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. t h a u l</emphasis>
), absence of tarsal fold (present in
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0A3FFFD9FA2CF82E" box="[1327,1415,1950,1975]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. t h a u l</emphasis>
), and presence of a tarsal tubercle near the heel (absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54A680E0C3EFF84FC2CF845" box="[814,903,1987,2012]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="thaul">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54A680E0C3EFF84FC2CF845" box="[814,903,1987,2012]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">P. thaul</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF2B6657A54B680F0F87FBBCFC25FBAA" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198582/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="56" targetBox="[169,1416,203,967]" targetPageId="3">
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54B680F0F87FBBCFC25FBAA" blockId="3.[151,1436,1019,1075]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54B680F0F87FBBCFEB1FB8A" bold="true" box="[151,282,1019,1043]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Detail of the palmar morphology of (A)
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54B680F0DCBFBBBFC7FFB8A" box="[731,980,1020,1043]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="56" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="diplolister">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54B680F0DCBFBBBFC7FFB8A" box="[731,980,1020,1043]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">Pleurodema diplolister</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(MNRJ 12002; topotype, adult male) and (B)
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54B680F0FD1FC5BFE2DFBAA" box="[193,390,1052,1075]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="56" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54B680F0FD1FC5BFE2DFBAA" box="[193,390,1052,1075]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA54B680F0E9CFC5CFE49FBAA" bold="true" box="[396,482,1051,1075]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(MCNAM 7169; holotype, adult male).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C34E6554A54B68080FD5FC27FDD4F8BC" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="57" pageId="3" pageNumber="56" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54B680F0FD5FC27FB2FF882" blockId="3.[151,1437,1120,2005]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54B680F0FD5FC27FE54FBE3" bold="true" box="[197,511,1120,1146]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">
Description of
<typeStatus id="54EF887DA54B680F0E97FC27FE51FBE3" box="[391,506,1120,1146]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
.
</emphasis>
Body robust; head wider than long; snout rounded in dorsal outline and in profile; nostrils antero-lateral, elliptical, closer to the tip of snout than to eye, with small dorsal elevation; canthus rostralis not marked, rounded; loreal region almost vertical, nearly concave; eyes slightly protuberant; tympanum medium-sized, distinct; supratympanic fold poorly distinct, straight from the posterior corner of the eye to near the shoulder; vocal sac subgular, well-developed, expanded laterally, extending to the edge between chest and belly; vocal slits present; choanae large, rounded; tongue cordiform, free on approximately one third of its length; vomerine teeth present; maxillary teeth present. Arms short, robust; forearms more robust than upper arms, both approximately of the same length; fingers slender, short, with vestigial fringes; thumbs with extensive brown nuptial asperities, which cover half of the inner metacarpal tubercle; subarticular tubercles single, large, protruding, conical; outer metacarpal tubercle very large, rounded, covering almost the entire carpal region; inner metacarpal tubercle large, rounded, nearly two thirds of the outer metacarpal tubercle; presence of two small supernumerary tubercles on hand, almost vestigial; finger tips pointed; finger lengths IV&lt;II&lt;I&lt;III. Legs moderately robust; thigh slightly longer than tibia, the sum of their lengths slightly smaller than snout-vent length; inner tarsal fold absent; toes slender, long, weakly fringed; subarticular tubercles distinct, single, protruding, conical; inner metatarsal tubercle distinct, spadelike; outer metatarsal tubercle distinct, protruding, spade-like, approximately of the same size of the inner metatarsal tubercle; presence of one supernumerary tubercle; toe tips pointed; toe lengths I&lt;II&lt;V&lt;III&lt;IV. Dorsal surfaces smooth. Undersurfaces smooth, with exception of posterior surfaces of thighs and cloacal region, which are covered by granules. Presence of a tarsal tubercle closer to the heel.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54B680F0FD5FF61FC0CF812" blockId="3.[151,1437,1120,2005]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54B680F0FD5FF61FD08F8D9" bold="true" box="[197,675,1830,1856]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">
Color in preservative of the
<typeStatus id="54EF887DA54B680F0D3EFF61FD35F8D9" box="[558,670,1830,1856]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
.
</emphasis>
The dorsal ground color is gray. Presence of several dark-gray blotches bordering white ocellus scattered on dorsum, which gives the appearance of a marbled pattern. The dorsal surface of thigh and tibia has fragmented transversal stripes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54B68080FD5FFD1FD56FF4E" blockId="3.[151,1437,1120,2005]" lastBlockId="4.[151,1436,152,290]" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="57" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54B680F0FD5FFD1FEC3F829" bold="true" box="[197,360,1942,1968]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">Color in life.</emphasis>
Description based on the unvouchered photo of the
<figureCitation id="136F2A5AA54B680F0CF5FFD1FBE6F829" box="[997,1101,1942,1968]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,255,1328,1352]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,343,1307]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,343,1307]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Adult female of Pleurodema alium sp. nov. photographed in life (unvouchered photo; Photograph by L. B. Nascimento)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198583/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">Figure 3</figureCitation>
. The dorsal ground color is gray, with presence of several green blotches bordering white ocellus scattered on dorsum, which gives the appearance of a marbled pattern. In the lumbar region, these blotches have dark gray color. The dorsal surface of thigh and tibia has fragmented transversal stripes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54C68080FD5F8A5FBF4FEBB" blockId="4.[151,1436,152,290]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54C68080FD5F8A5FD1AFF65" bold="true" box="[197,689,226,252]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">
Measurements of the
<typeStatus id="54EF887DA54C68080EC3F8A5FD95FF65" box="[467,574,226,252]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
(in mm).
</emphasis>
SVL 36.1, HL 12.5, HW 12.0, ED 4.1, TD 1.8, UEW 3.6, IOD 2.3,
<collectingCountry id="F343764FA54C68080FDAF94FFF55FEBB" box="[202,254,264,290]" name="India" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">IND</collectingCountry>
3.0,
<collectingCountry id="F343764FA54C68080E29F94FFEDEFEBB" box="[313,373,264,290]" name="India" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">END</collectingCountry>
3.0, SND 1.6, FAL 6.5, HAL 9.6, THL 15.5, TL 14.8, FL 23.5.
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF2B6657A54C68080F87FD77FE8CFAF1" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198583/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="57" targetBox="[151,1436,343,1307]" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54C68080F87FD77FE8CFAF1" blockId="4.[151,1436,1328,1384]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54C68080F87FD77FEB1FAD1" bold="true" box="[151,282,1328,1352]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Adult female of
<taxonomicName id="4C544D5CA54C68080EC4FD76FD31FAD1" box="[468,666,1329,1352]" class="Amphibia" family="Leiuperidae" genus="Pleurodema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="4" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alium" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54C68080EC4FD76FD31FAD1" box="[468,666,1329,1352]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Pleurodema alium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA54C68080DB1FD77FD5CFAD1" bold="true" box="[673,759,1328,1352]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
photographed in life (unvouchered photo; Photograph by L.B. Nascimento).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B920EACDA54C68080FD5FDD1FD8BFA29" bold="true" box="[197,544,1430,1456]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Variation in the type-series.</emphasis>
The
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series is quite morphologically homogeneous. Externally, there is some variation in the shape of the snout in dorsal view, usually semicircular and short, but it can also be rounded and long (MNRJ 66168). The specimen MNRJ 66168 has a supratympanic fold more noticeable than the others. The metacarpal tubercle of females is slightly less developed, but still large and rounded. Color in preservative follows the
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. See males morphometric variation in Table 1.
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<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54C68080FD5FE17FDD4F8BC" blockId="4.[151,1437,1430,1904]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54C68080FD5FE17FD00F9F3" bold="true" box="[197,683,1616,1642]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Geographic distribution and habitat.</emphasis>
Known from the type-locality, Municipality of Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais State (present study), and Municipality of Caetité, Bahia State,
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(M. Solé unpublished data) (
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). Both areas are embedded in the Espinhaço mountain range, with a peculiar vegetation
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of the rock meadows of highlands called “Campos Rupestres” (
<figureCitation id="136F2A5AA54C68080C7BFE86FC1EF942" box="[875,949,1729,1755]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,258,1184,1208]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,225,1160]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,197,1161]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Pond at “ Campos Rupestres ” (rocky meadows), the habitat of Pleurodema alium sp. nov. at the type locality, Municipality of Grão Mogol, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photograph by L. B. Nascimento." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198585/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
; for the description of Brazilian Campos Rupestres, see
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). The geographic record of the Municipality of Caetité, Bahia State, is based on the analysis of unpublished specimens by IN.
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<paragraph id="8BEB36DFA54C68080FD5FF77FDCEF8E9" blockId="4.[151,1437,1430,1904]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54C68080FD5FF77FEFDF8D3" bold="true" box="[197,342,1840,1866]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin “
<emphasis id="B920EACDA54C68080CB1FF76FC77F8D3" box="[929,988,1841,1866]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">alius</emphasis>
” (English “other”) in allusion to the unexpected finding of this new species.
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