A new species of the Dendropsophus decipiens Group

We describe a new species of the Dendropsophus decipiens Group, morphologically most resembling D. haddadi but genetically more closely related to D. oliveirai and likely endemic from the Atlantic Forest biome, northeastern Brazil. The new species can be distinguished from all species of the D. deci...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-07, Vol.16 (7), p.e0248112
Main Authors: Oliveira, Rogério Ferreira de, Magalhães, Felipe de Medeiros, Teixeira, Bernardo Franco da Veiga, Moura, Geraldo Jorge Barbosa de, Porto, Clara Ribeiro, Guimarães, Francisco Péricles Branco Bahiense, Giaretta, Ariovaldo Antônio, Tinôco, Moacir Santos
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Language:English
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Amphibians
Analysis
Genetic aspects
Hyla
Identification and classification
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Summary:We describe a new species of the Dendropsophus decipiens Group, morphologically most resembling D. haddadi but genetically more closely related to D. oliveirai and likely endemic from the Atlantic Forest biome, northeastern Brazil. The new species can be distinguished from all species of the D. decipiens Group based on the combination of morphological features, advertisement call and phylogenetic position based on mitochondrial DNA gene sequences. The new species emits simple calls in series of 3-9 notes, each with 9-29 pulses, and dominant frequency varying from 5578-6422 Hz, and exhibit a minimum of 8% genetic distance (16S mitochondrial gene) in comparison to its congeners. The new taxa represent the sixth species of the D. decipiens Group, which likely harbors more undescribed taxa, corroborating the view that Neotropical species richness is fairly underestimated.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0248112