A New Species of Terrestrial-Breeding Frog (Amphibia, Strabomantidae, <em>Noblella</em>) from the Upper Madre De Dios Watershed, Amazonian Andes and Lowlands of Southern Peru

Abstract

We describe and name a new species of Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Strabomantidae) from southern Peru. Key diagnostic characteristics of the new species include the presence of a short, oblique fold-like tubercle on the ventral part of the tarsal region, two phalanges on finger IV, and an evident tympanum. The elevational distribution of the new species spans 1250 m (240–1490 m) from lowland Amazon rainforest to montane forest on the eastern slopes of the Andes.

Keywords

• amphibians
• ecomorphology
• miniaturization
• systematics
• taxonomy