A New Golden Toad (Bufonidae: Incilius) from Northwestern Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico

作者:Mendelson Joseph R III*; Mulcahy Daniel G; Snell Sara; Acevedo Manuel E; Campbell Jonathan A
来源:Journal of Herpetology, 2012, 46(4): 473-479.
DOI:10.1670/11-140

摘要

We describe Incilius aurarius sp. nov., a new species of toad known from several localities on the humid Caribbean slopes of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, and adjacent highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. This species previously has been confused with populations of Incilius valliceps and Incilius macrocristatus. The new species is morphologically similar to the Mexican species I. macrocristatus but differs by having less prominent crests, a distinctive golden,coloration in the males, and the absence of vocal slits.

  • 出版日期2012-12