scholarly journals Vochysia tepuiandina (Vochysiaceae), a new species from the sub Andean Cordillera forests

Webbia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-242
Author(s):  
Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Andean Cordillera ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Amazonian Forests ◽  
A New Species

Vochysia tepuiandina is here described and illustrated. It occurs in southern Ecuador and northern Peru, and is associated with the disjunct “Andean Tepuis” forests found within the Andean piedmont and of the Amazonian forests. This species is placed in the Vochysia section Ciliantha subsection Ferrugineae. It is compared with the similar species V. angustifolia and V. sprucei.

Epidendrum choccei (Orchidaceae), a new species from Northern Peru

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 394 (1) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
MARGOTH ACUÑA-TARAZONA ◽  
ERIC HAGSATER ◽  
ELIZABETH SANTIAGO AYALA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
A New Species

Epidendrum choccei, new species of Orchidaceae, from Northern Peru is here described, illustrated and compared with most similar species.

A new, high-elevation glassfrog (Anura: Centrolenidae) from Manu National Park, southern Peru

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3388 (1) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALESSANDRO CATENAZZI ◽  
RUDOLF VON MAY ◽  
EDGAR LEHR ◽  
GIUSSEPE GAGLIARDI-URRUTIA ◽  
JUAN M. GUAYASAMIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Southern Peru ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Manu National Park ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of glassfrog from the cloud forest of Manu National Park, southern Peru, at elevations of 2750–2800m. The new species is similar in morphology to Centrolene lemniscatum, which occurs in northern Peru at elevations of2000–2280 m. Both species have white labial stripes, humeral spines, and lack vomerine teeth. The new species differs from C.lemniscatum by its larger size, labial stripe extending into a distinct lateral stripe instead of a discontinuous lateral stripe, snoutprofile inclined anteroventrally instead of bluntly rounded, greater depression in the internarial area, and by having stronglyprotruding nostrils. Males of the new species emit long calls with 8–14 peaked notes, instead of a short tonal note in C. lemnis-catum. Another morphologically similar species, C. buckleyi, has a short advertisement call composed of 1–5 notes, and isgenetically distinct from the new species. This new Centrolene extends the known distribution of Centrolene to the south by 600 km, and is the southernmost species of this genus.

scholarly journals A new species of Utricularia Sect. Orchidioides (Lentibulariaceae) from the Amotape-Huancabamba Zone of North Peru

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-311
Author(s):  
Tilo Henning ◽  
Joshua P. Allen ◽  
Eric F. Rodríguez Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Southeastern Part ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Phytogeographic Zone ◽  
Anthropic Pressure

A new species of Utricularia Section Orchidioides: Utricularia amotape-huancabambensis sp. nov. (Lentibulariaceae), endemic to Northern Peru is described and illustrated. It is known from two populations so far, both located in the Province Bongará, Dpto. Amazonas at ca. 2200 m altitude. The new species inhabits the páramo of the low white sandstone plateaus, an extension of the southern branches of the Condor mountain range in the southeastern part of the Amotape-Huancabamba phytogeographic zone. A diagnosis, description, etymology and an identification key covering the Andean and selected similar species of the section are presented. The distribution, habitat, ecology, associated flora, preliminary conservation status, an observed hybridization with sympatric U. unifolia and the affinities of the new species with other related taxa are discussed. The new species is known from two close-by populations in the same region and likely affected by anthropic pressure. Threatening changes in land use, resulting in habitat fragmentation or loss or changing water regimes in the course of climate change will have severe consequences for the sensitive páramo ecosystem and thus the populations of U. amotape-huancabambensis. Therefore, this new spectacular species of Utricularia is preliminarily considered Critically Endangered (CR).

scholarly journals Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 868 ◽  
pp. 1-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia B. Páez ◽  
Santiago R. Ron
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Cryptic Diversity ◽  
New Subgenus ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
A New Species

Pristimantis is the most diverse genus of tetrapods comprising 532 described species. It contains a large number of morphologically cryptic species that are being discovered with the assistance of genetic evidence. We use molecular, morphological, bioacoustic, and environmental data to assess the phylogenetic relationships and determine the species within an Andean clade of Pristimantis, which is distributed from central Ecuador to northern Peru. We assign to this clade the name Huicundomantis and propose it as a subgenus. Our results show that Huicundomantis is composed of two large clades which we name as the P.phoxocephalus species group and the P.cryptomelas species group. Huicundomantis is composed of 28 species of which 12 have been described and 16 are new. We describe 11 of these undescribed species. The most effective characters to discriminate among species are DNA sequences, qualitative morphology, and advertisement calls. Morphometric and environmental characters are not very useful to define species limits. We clarify the identity of P.riveti and show that populations from southern Ecuador traditionally ascribed to P.riveti are a new species, P.lutzaesp. nov. We also show that P.prometeii is a junior synonym of P.hampatusami. The current diversity and geographic distribution of Huicundomantis are consistent with a model of allopatric speciation. All species have a restricted distribution range (less than 4330 km2) and are assigned to the Red List categories Data Deficient or threatened with extinction. We provide new reasons to increase conservation efforts for these species and their habitat. Taking our results into account, Pristimantis species richness in Ecuador increases from 211 to 221 species, and the number of species endemic to Ecuador from 119 to 129.

scholarly journals A new species of Pleurothallis (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) in subsection Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae with a unique, highly reduced, morphologically distinct labellum

Lankesteriana ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Wilson ◽  
Kehan Zhao ◽  
Hailey Hampson ◽  
Graham Frank ◽  
Katya Romoleroux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Pollination Mechanisms ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
A New Species

Pleurothallis minutilabia, a species unique in subsection Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae because of the minute, highly reduced lip, is described and compared to the most similar species in the subsection. It is also compared morphologically to Pleurothallis kaynagata from section Abortivae, to which P. minutilabia is not related, but which also possesses a highly reduced lip. The morphology of the flower of P. minutilabia is discussed briefly in relation to possible pollination mechanisms. The distribution, restricted to Zamora Chinchipe, southern Ecuador, and the conservation status are addressed. Key words / Palabras clave: cloud forest, Ecuador, labellar morphology, Pleurothallis, pollination

scholarly journals Our unknown neighbor: A new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0258454
Author(s):  
Paul Székely ◽  
Diana Székely ◽  
Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado ◽  
Diego Armijos-Ojeda ◽  
Judit Vörös
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Integrative Taxonomy ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
The City ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis from the city of Loja, Southern Ecuador, based on an integrative taxonomy approach, combining molecular, morphological and bioacoustics data. Pristimantis lojanus sp. nov. is a medium sized species of the phylogenetically strongly supported P. phoxocephalus group, and its sister species is P. torresi. The new species can be easily distinguished from its closest congeners and morphologically similar species (that also have acuminate snout with a fleshy keel) by its characteristic advertisement call and morphological features (dorsum finely tuberculate with scattered larger tubercles, flanks without longitudinal lateral folds, no markings in axilla, groin or on concealed limb surfaces, and bronze iris). Additionally, we describe the advertisement call of its sister species, P. torresi. Finally, we detail the current situation of the amphibian species present in the city of Loja and its surroundings.

Miconia canoi (Melastomataceae, Miconieae), a new species from southern Ecuador and northern Peru.

Brittonia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
Fabián A. Michelangeli ◽  
Diego Paredes-Burneo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
A New Species

Sedum hutchisonii a New Species from Northern Peru

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo Pino ◽  
Nelson Cieza Padilla
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
A New Species

scholarly journals Salvia celendina (Lamiaceae), a new species from Peru

Kew Bulletin ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. I. Wood ◽  
Rolando Uría
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
A New Species

SummaryA new species of Salvia (S. celendina J.R.I.Wood & Uría) is described from the Marañón valley hotspot in northern Peru. The new species is illustrated with photographs and its distribution is mapped. Notes on its cultivation and distinctive characteristics are provided.

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