Mebert Konrad, González-Pinzón Macario, Miranda Madian, Griffith Edgardo, Vesely Milan, Schmid P Lennart, Batista Abel
Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, Km 16, 45662‑900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz Ilhéus Brazil.
Global Biology, Waldmatt, Birr, 5242, Switzerland Global Biology Waldmatt Switzerland.
Zookeys. 2022 Jan 10;1081:1-34. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1081.63009. eCollection 2022.
Substantial molecular and morphological character differences lead us to the description of a new species of the genus from the cloud forest of Cerro Chucantí, Maje Mountains, Darien Province, as well as from several other mountain ranges in eastern and central Panama. is a sister species to the allopatric group from northern Colombia with a mtDNA sequence divergence of > 4.4% at 16S and > 14.6% at COI. Its closest congener in sympatry is that differs by a large sequence divergence of > 9.6% in 16S mtDNA and 19.0% at COI, and from which it differs also by ventral and groin coloration, unusually prominent black eyes, a contrasting light upper lip, commonly a single conical to spine-like tubercle on the upper eyelid, and a larger head. While the habitat continuity at most sites in eastern Panama is moderate, habitats in central Panama are severely fragmented. Cerro Chucantí and the surrounding Maje Mountains are highly threatened by rapid deforestation and replaced by plantations and cattle pastures. Thus, investigations on the ecology of the new species and its population status, especially at the type locality, are highly recommended. As a flagship species, this new frog can help to preserve the Chucantí cloud forest including several recently described species known only from this isolated area in eastern Panama.
显著的分子和形态特征差异促使我们对来自达连省马耶山脉塞罗·楚坎蒂云雾森林以及巴拿马东部和中部其他几个山脉的该属一个新物种进行描述。该物种是来自哥伦比亚北部异域分布的 种群的姐妹物种，其线粒体 DNA 序列在 16S 处的差异大于 4.4%，在 COI 处的差异大于 14.6%。与其同域分布的最接近的同类物种是 ，在 16S 线粒体 DNA 中差异为大于 9.6%，在 COI 处差异为 19.0%，并且在腹侧和腹股沟颜色、异常突出的黑色眼睛、对比鲜明的浅色上唇、通常在上眼睑上有单个圆锥形至刺状瘤以及较大的头部方面也有所不同。虽然巴拿马东部大多数地点的栖息地连续性适中，但巴拿马中部的栖息地严重破碎化。塞罗·楚坎蒂和周围的马耶山脉受到快速森林砍伐的严重威胁，被种植园和牧场取代。因此强烈建议对新物种的生态及其种群状况进行调查，特别是在模式产地。作为旗舰物种，这种新蛙有助于保护楚坎蒂云雾森林，包括一些最近仅在巴拿马东部这个孤立地区发现并描述的物种。
