INVESTIGADORES
BASSO Nestor Guillermo
artículos
Título:
A new telmatobiinae leptodactylid frog of the genus Atelognathus from Patagonia
Autor/es:
BASSO, N. G.
Revista:
HERPETOLOGICA
Editorial:
Allen Press
Referencias:
Lugar: Lawrence; Año: 1998 vol. 54 p. 44 - 52
ISSN:
0018-0831
Resumen:
I describe a new species of telmatobiine leptodactylid frog, Atelognathus ceii, from the Andean range of Patagonia, near La Tapera, Region XI, southern Chile. Atelognathus ceii differs from all other species of Atelognathus in the presence of a round, protruding structure (enlargement of ventral pupillary nodule) on the lower border of the iris. It is also distinguished from its congeners in having an anteriorly expanded omosternum, a well-ossified sphenethmoid, and a unique combination of external morphological characters. The significance of the discovery of a new species of Atelognathus living within the distribution of the austral temperate forest of Nothofagus is discussed.
