by Mike Gaworecki on
11 May 2018
Scientists have discovered six
new species of peeping frog in the western Mexican states of Jalisco, Colima,
and Michoacán.
All six frogs belong to the genus
Eleutherodactylus and were described in the journal Mesoamerican Herpetology
last month. According to the authors of the article describing the new species,
Eleutherodactylus frogs “are among the most diverse and taxonomically
challenging groups of amphibians in the New World.”
The genus Eleutherodactylus
consists of five subgenera, four of which are native solely to the West Indies
and are relatively well-studied. The six newly discovered frogs belong to the
fifth subgenus, Syrrhophus, a group that has received less attention from
scientists.
Scientists have discovered six
new species of peeping frog in the western Mexican states of Jalisco, Colima,
and Michoacán.
All six frogs belong to the
genus Eleutherodactylus and were described in the journal Mesoamerican Herpetology last month. According to the
authors of the article describing the new species, Eleutherodactylus frogs
“are among the most diverse and taxonomically challenging groups of amphibians
in the New World.”
The genus Eleutherodactylus consists
of five subgenera, four of which are native solely to the West Indies and are
relatively well-studied. The six newly discovered frogs belong to the fifth
subgenus, Syrrhophus, a group that has received less attention from
scientists. Frogs belonging to Syrrhophus can be found in Cuba and
continental North America, where their ranges extend from Texas to central
Guatemala. They are most species-rich in Mexico.
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