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Issue: Vol. 1675 No. 1: 9 Jan. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-01-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1675.1.1
Page range: 1–30
Abstract views: 53
PDF downloaded: 1

A new North American chorus frog species (Amphibia: Hylidae: Pseudacris) from the south-central United States

Section of Integrative Biology, 1 University Station C0930, The University of Texas, Austin 78712. Section of Evolution and Ecology, 2320 Storer Hall, The University of California, Davis 95616.
Section of Integrative Biology, 1 University Station C0930, The University of Texas, Austin 78712. Section of Evolution and Ecology, 2320 Storer Hall, The University of California, Davis 95616.
Kansas Biological Survey, Higuchi Hall, 2101 Constant Avenue, The University of Kansas, Lawrence 66047. Sternberg Museum of Natural History, 3000 Sternberg Drive, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas 67601
Section of Integrative Biology, 1 University Station C0930, The University of Texas, Austin 78712. Texas Memorial Museum, 2400 Trinity St., University of Texas, Austin 78705
Amphibia chorus frogs Pseudacris fouquettei Cajun chorus frog Pseudacris feriarum Pseudacris maculata Pseudacris nigrita Pseudacris triseriata advertisement call morphology new species

Abstract

We describe a new species of chorus frog of the North American treefrog genus Pseudacris from the south-central United States. This new species is morphologically similar to the parapatric species P. feriarum and has thus previously been considered synonymous with this species. The new species is geographically distinct from P. feriarum and from its sister species, P. nigrita. We diagnose the new species based on advertisement call, morphological, and genetic characters.

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