Status of some philippine frogs referred to Rana everetti (Anura: Ranidae), description of a new species, and resurrection of Rana igorota taylor 1922

Abstract

We describe a new species of wide-disked ranine frog from Aurora National Park anti possibly Mt. Cetaceo, two montane localities within the geologically distinct Sierra Madres coastal mountain range, eastern Luzon Island, Philippines. This endemic differs from Philippine congeners in the R. everetti species group by the combination of a relatively small body size, the presence of densely distributed asperities throughout the skin of most males, a translucent tympanum in females and most males, an iridescent green dorsum with black spots or faint reticulum in males and an iridescent green to golden dorsum with distinctive brown reticulum in females. In addition to the new species, we support the designation of Rana everetti, R. luzonensis, and R. albotuberculata as distinct evolutionary species, and we resurrect R. igorota from the synonymy of R. everetti luzonensis.

Source or Periodical Title

Herpetologica

ISSN

180831

Page

81-104

Document Type

Article

Subject

Aurora National Park, Chalcorana, Cordillera Central, Evolutionary species concept, Luzon Island, New species, Philippines, Rana albotuberculata, Rana everetti, Rana igorota, Rana luzonensis, Rana tipanan, Ranidae, Sierra Madres Mountains

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