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A new species of Colostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with maternal care from Kaieteur National Park, Guyana

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of Colostethus is described from Kaieteur National Park, Guyana, South America. The new species can be distinguished from close relatives by the presence of a median lingual process, first finger equal to second, Finger III not distinctly swollen but all fingers slightly swollen in males, presence of fringes on fingers, presence of a dorsolateral stripe from posterior corner of eye, absence of an oblique lateral stripe, and differences in tadpole morphology, colouration and pattern, vocalizations and ecology. This is only the second species of Colostethus known to provide maternal care for tadpoles.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1238.1.3

Authors: PHILIPPE J.R. KOK, HEMCHANDRANAUTH SAMBHU, INDRANEE ROOPSIND, GEORGES L. LENGLET, GODFREY R. BOURNE

Institutions: Institute of Natural Sciences, Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development, U.S. National Science Foundation, University of Missouri–St. Louis

Language: English

Topic: Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, Smithsonian Institution, Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy, Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen

OpenAlex ID: W2189244963

FWCI: 0.794

Cites: 27

Cited by: 31

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