Pseudopaludicola mirandae Mercadal de Barrio and Barrio, 1994 (Anura, Leiuperidae) is a junior synonym of Pseudopaludicola boliviana Parker, 1927

DARIO CARDOZO; FERNANDO LOBO

JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY

SOC STUDY AMPHIBIANS REPTILES

Año: 2009 vol. 43 p. 685 - 687

0022-1511

Pseudopaludicola are small diurnal leiuperid frogs that are recognized by a hemispherical tubercle on their forearms. Members of this genus are broadly distributed over northern and central South America with twelvespecies currently recognized. Pseudopaludicola mirandae was described from six indivividuals and discriminated from P. boliviana based solely on putative differences in head width. We reexamined the type series of P. mirandae and a large series (including topotypes) of P. boliviana. Among our findings, we show broadly overlapping ranges in the ratio of head lenght/width between P. boliviana and P. mirandae. Also, both taxa share a character state (a tubercle on the heel) that was previously considered autoapomorphic for P. boliviana. Aditionally, we document a number of omissions and errors in the original description of P. mirandae including comparisons with P. boliviana. Our analyses provide evidence suggesting that P. mirandae is a junior synonym of P. boliviana