Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei is the name of the new species of frog of the genus Hyloscirtusbelonging to the group of species H. larinopygion and that was discovered by researchers from the Óscar Efrén Reyes Foundation, Ecominga Foundation, National Institute of Biodiversity (Inabio), Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, San Francisco de Quito University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in the Machay Reserve, in the province from Tungurahua.
According to researchers Juan P. Reyes-Puig, Darwin Recalde, Fausto Recalde, Claudia Koch, Juan Guayasamín, Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Lou Jost and Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz, the adult female is characterized by a mostly black body with large bright red spots on dorsal and ventral surfaces, limbs, and toe pads.
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While the adult male is unknown, and the small juveniles are characterized by a yellow body with variable black markings on the flanks.
At the moment, it lives in the Machay reserve of the EcoMinga Foundation, on Cerro Mayordomo, at an altitude of 2,970 meters, on the north side of the upper basin of the Pastaza River, near the southern limit of the Llanganates National Park, in the province of Tungurahua.
The gender Hyloscirtusin the family Hylidae, contains 38 species of tree frogs. It is mainly characterized by the synapomorphy of well-developed lateral stripes on the fingers and toes. All known species are believed to breed near streams.
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The genus is distributed from Costa Rica to the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The group Hyloscirtus larinopygion It is composed of 19 species, of which 13 are reported from Ecuador.
This new species is named in honor of Seth MacFarlane, writer, director, producer, actor, artist, musician, and conservationist.
Tropical and cloud forests are home to more than 600 known species of frogs, and there are still numerous species waiting to be discovered, according to Inabio. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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