Taxonomic Disposition of Some 19th Century Leptodactylid Frog Names

A Revision of Species Diversity in the Neotropical GenusOreobates(Anura: Strabomantidae), with the Description of Three New Species from the Amazonian Slopes of the Andes

“…The specimens sequenced are those described by Lehr and Aguilar (2006). Lynch and Schwartz (1971) placed Hylodes philippi Jiménez de la Espada, 1875 and Hylodes verrucosus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875 in the synonymy of O. quixensis. Recently, Padial et al (2008a) reviewed Jiménez de la Espada's type specimens that were considered lost by Lynch and Schwartz (1971), who tentatively placed them in the Eleutherodactylus dolops Group, nowadays in the genus Hypodactylus (Hedges et al, 2008a) without further discussion.…”

“…The genus Oreobates (Jiménez de la Espada, 1872) has, in a figurative sense, experienced a rapid radiation in species numbers since Caramaschi and Canedo (2006) resurrected it for six Andean species historically associated with Ischnocnema (see Lynch and Schwartz, 1971). Shortly after the recognition of the genus, Padial et al (2008a) assessed the phylogenetic relationships of Oreobates and putatively related groups and proposed a monophyletic Oreobates composed of 14 species, most of them former members of the Eleutherodactylus discoidalis group (Lynch, 1989).…”

A new species of the Eleutherodactylus lacrimosus assemblage (Anura, Brachycephalidae) from the lowland rainforest canopy of Yasuni National Park, Amazonian Ecuador

“…Lynch and Schwartz (1971) redescribed and figured E. lacrimosus in lieu of absence of the original holotype collected and described by Jiménez de la Espada (1875). Heyer and Hardy (1991) designated the specimen KU 110782, examined and figured by Lynch and Schwartz (1971), as the neotype for E. lacrimosus in agreement with Lynch and Schwartz's (1971) description, "…with the minor exceptions that the upper eyelids, although flattened in preservative, appear to be moderately tuberculate and moderately developed antebrachial tubercles are present". E. lacrimosus (SFM 0371) from the type locality of E. waoranii conforms to these descriptions, with the exception of possessing a low inner tarsal fold most evident in the macro photographs.…”

“…E. lacrimosus (SFM 0371) from the type locality of E. waoranii conforms to these descriptions, with the exception of possessing a low inner tarsal fold most evident in the macro photographs. The most obvious morphological differences between the species are the lack of a papilla at the tip of the snout (variably reported in literature for E. lacrimosus), tubercles on upper eyelids, tubercles on dorsum (few tubercles in E. lacrimosus), and dark brown markings on dorsum and hind limbs, larger size, and the presence of lateral fringes on the fingers and a tarsal fold in E. waoranii (Lynch and Schwartz 1971, Lynch and Duellman 1980, Rivero and Serna 1987, Heyer and Hardy 1991, Rodríguez and Duellman 1994, Guayasamin et al 2006.…”

“…Eleutherodactylus waoranii differs from E. lacrimosus by the lack of a papilla at tip of snout (variably reported in literature for E. lacrimosus), tubercles on upper eyelids, tubercles on dorsum (few tubercles in E. lacrimosus), and dark brown markings on dorsum and hind limbs (Lynch and Schwartz 1971, Lynch and Duellman 1980, Rivero and Serna 1987, Heyer and Hardy 1991, Rodríguez and Duellman 1994, Guayasamin et al 2006. It also differs by the presence of narrow lateral fringes on the fingers, series of tubercles on the ulnar, inner tarsal fold, and marginally larger body size than E. lacrimosus (Lynch and Schwartz 1971, Lynch and Duellman 1980, Rivero and Serna 1987, Heyer and Hardy 1991, Rodríguez and Duellman 1994, Guayasamin et al 2006. Lynch and Duellman (1980) reported smaller sizes for lowland (< 800 m) populations of E. lacrimosus compared to those on Amazonian slopes.…”