First record of Plectrohyla guatemalensis Brocchi, 1877 (Anura, Hylidae) from Nicaragua

Abstract

We confirm the presence of the genus Plectrohyla Brocchi, 1877 in Nicaragua and report the first records of Plectrohyla guatemalensis Brocchi, 1877 in the country based on three specimens collected in 1983 from the central mountain range of Matagalpa department. These specimens collected over 40 years ago are the southernmost records for the species and expand its geographic distribution by approximately 175 km southeast from its nearest recorded locality in Honduras.

Keywords

• Amphibian
• Central America
• distribution extension