Molecular phylogeny of stream treefrogs (Hylidae:Hyloscirtus bogotensisGroup), with a new species from the Andes of Ecuador

Guayasamín, Juan M.; Rivera‐Correa, Mauricio; Arteaga, Alejandro; Culebras, Jaime; Bustamante, Lucas; Pyron, R. Alexander; Peñafiel, Nicolás; Morochz, Carlos; Hutter, Carl R.

doi:10.1080/23766808.2015.1074407

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“…In their monumental study of the systematics of Hylidae, Faivovich et al (2005) resurrected Hyloscirtus from synonymy with Hyla, where it had been placed 35 years earlier by Duellman (1970). Subsequent studies have consistently corroborated the monophyly of the genus and have contributed additional molecular and morphological evidence for its recognition (Sánchez, 2010;Wiens et al, 2010;Pyron and Wiens, 2011;Faivovich et al 2013;Guayasamin et al 2015). With the description of H. diabolus, Hyloscirtus now comprises 36 species divided among the H. armatus (3 species), H. bogotensis (17 species), and H. larinopygion (16 species, including H. diabolus) species groups, with additional known species awaiting formal description.…”

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“…However, the apparently strong support for the recognition of these species groups reported in molecular studies is illusory due to limited taxon sampling. This is especially true of the H. bogotensis group, of which only seven named species were included in the most recent and largest molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus (Guayasamin et al, 2015). Faivovich et al (2005) referred species that lacked molecular data to the group on the basis of the synapomorphic occurrence of a mental gland in adult males (Duellman, 1972); however, it was recently shown that the mental gland arose in the common ancestor of the more inclusive clade Cophomantini (Brunetti et al 2015; see also Faivovich and De la Riva, 2006).…”

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“…Recent contributions (Faivovich et al 2005;Coloma et al 2012;Rivera-Correa and Faivovich 2013;Almendáriz et al 2014;Guayasamin et al 2015) significant increased knowledge of the diversity, taxonomy, and phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Hyloscirtus Peters 1882, a monophyletic group with remarkable morphological variation and whose species are confined strictly to Andean creeks and streams (Faivovich et al 2005;Coloma et al 2012;Guayasamin et al 2015). Among species of Hyloscirtus, the occurrence of an enlarged, curved prepollical spine is extremely rare.…”

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A new red-eyed of stream treefrog of Hyloscirtus (Anura: Hylidae) from Peru, with comments on the taxonomy of the genus

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We describe a remarkable new species of monophyletic genus Hyloscirtus from northeastern Peru. The presence of an enlarged, curved, and protruding prepollical spine; hypertrophied forelimbs; large, thick supracloacal flap and supratympanic fold; large size; nuptial pad absent and iris dark red diagnose this species. We hypothesize that the new species is closely related to H. condor and H. tapichalaca of southern Ecuador due to the apparently synapomorphic occurrence in these species of an enlarged, curved prepollical spine, and small, conical vomerine odontophore processes with 3-6 prominent teeth each without contact between these. Additional research explicitly incorporating H. diabolus new species in a phylogenetic analysis is required to further test our hypothesis and provide a better understanding of the evolution of morphological attributes described herein. Finally we discuss some aspects concerning the taxonomy of the genus Hyloscirtus.

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A new red-eyed of stream treefrog of Hyloscirtus (Anura: Hylidae) from Peru, with comments on the taxonomy of the genus

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“…Mashpi is the primary home for the Mashpi stream tree frog (Hyloscirtus mashpi), which was described from its watershed. This frog is only known from a total of three localities and is most common at Mashpi (Guayasamin, Rivera-Correa, et al, 2015).…”

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New Mining Concessions Could Severely Decrease Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Ecuador

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Ecuador has among the world's highest biodiversity, despite being a tiny fraction of the world's land area. The threat of extinction for some of this biodiversity has dramatically increased since April 2016, during which time the Ecuadorian government has opened around 13% of the country to mining exploration, with many of the concessions in previously protected forests. Herein, we describe the system of protected lands in Ecuador, their mining laws, and outline the scale of threat by comparing the mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and orchids from several now threatened protected areas, classed as ''Bosques Protectores,'' in the northwestern montane cloud forests. Together, these reserves form a buffer and a southern corridor for the still-protected Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, which is otherwise now surrounded by mining concessions. We gathered published literature, ''gray literature,'' information from reserve records and websites, and our previously unpublished observations to make comparative species tables for each reserve. Our results reveal the potential losses that mining could cause: eight critically endangered species, including two primates (brown-headed spider monkey and white-fronted capuchin), 37 endangered species, 153 vulnerable, 89 near threatened, and a large number of less threatened species. Our data show that each reserve protects a unique subset of taxa in this region of highly localized endemics and the reserves also generate sustainable income for local people. The short-term national profits from mining will not compensate for the permanent biodiversity losses, and the long-term ecosystem service and economic losses at the local and regional level.

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“…Mashpi is the primary home for the Mashpi stream tree frog ( Hyloscirtus mashpi ), which was described from its streams. This frog is only known from a total of three localities and is most common at Mashpi (Guayasamin, Rivera-Correa, et al, 2015).…”

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New mining concessions will severely decrease biodiversity and ecosystem services in Ecuador

Roy

Zorrilla²,

Endara

et al. 2018

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Ecuador has the world's highest biodiversity, despite being a tiny fraction of the world's land area. The threat of extinction for much of this biodiversity has dramatically increased since April 2016, during which time the Ecuadorian government has opened approximately 2.9 million hectares of land for mining exploration, with many of the concessions in previously protected forests. Herein, we describe the system of protected lands in Ecuador, their mining laws, and outline the scale of threat by comparing the mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and orchids from several now threatened protected areas, classed as "Bosques Protectores" (BPs), in the NW montane cloud forests. We examine two large (>5,000 ha) BPs, Los Cedros and El Chontal, and two medium BPs, Mashpi (1,178 ha) and Maquipucuna (2,474 ha). Since BP El Chontal is so poorly explored, we used several other small reserves (<500 hectares) in the Intag Valley to gain an idea of its biodiversity. Together, these BPs and reserves form a buffer and a southern corridor for the still-protected Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, which is otherwise now surrounded by mining concessions. We gathered published literature, "gray literature", information from reserve records and websites, and our previously unpublished observations to make comparative species tables for each reserve. Our results from these still incompletely known reserves reveal the astonishing losses that mining will incur: eight critically endangered species, including two primates (brown-headed spider monkey and white-fronted capuchin), 37 endangered species, 149 vulnerable and 85 near threatened and a large number of less threatened species Our data show that each of the reserves protects a unique subset of taxa in this land of highly localized endemics. Each of the reserves also generates sustainable income for the local people. The short-term national profits from mining will not compensate for the permanent biodiversity losses, and the long-term ecosystem service and economic losses at the local and regional level.

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Molecular phylogeny of stream treefrogs (Hylidae:Hyloscirtus bogotensisGroup), with a new species from the Andes of Ecuador

Cited by 14 publications

References 39 publications

<strong>A new red-eyed of stream treefrog of <em>Hyloscirtus</em> (Anura: Hylidae) from Peru, with comments on the taxonomy of the genus</strong>

<strong>A new red-eyed of stream treefrog of <em>Hyloscirtus</em> (Anura: Hylidae) from Peru, with comments on the taxonomy of the genus</strong>

New Mining Concessions Could Severely Decrease Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Ecuador

New mining concessions will severely decrease biodiversity and ecosystem services in Ecuador

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