title: A new species ofPristimantis(Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from a montane forest of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru (Región Junín).
abstract: A new species of frog of the genusPristimantisis described from a montane forest between 1700 and 1800 m a.s.l. of the Pui Pui Protected Forest (Región Junín) in central Peru.Pristimantis ashaninkasp. n.is described based on five adult females (snout-vent length 23.1-26.7 mm) and ten juveniles (snout-vent length 10.6-13.4). It differs from its congeners by having the skin on dorsum shagreen with many conical tubercles giving it a spinose appearance, lacking a tympanum, having groin, anterior and posterior surfaces of thighs uniformly grayish brown, and a pale bronze iris with fine black reticulations, a median reddish hint horizontally across iris, and a black narrow vertical streak from pupil across lower and upper half of iris. Among the PeruvianPristimantisthat lack a tympanum,Pristimantis ashaninkasp. n.is morphologically most similar toPristimantis lirellus,Pristimantis martiae, andPristimantis rhabdocnemus. However, 16S DNA barcoding revealed clear distinctions between all four species ofPristimantis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University, P.O. Box 2900, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA.
authors.forename: Edgar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lehr
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, 193 00 Prague 9, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jiří
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moravec
keywords: Andes; Peru; Pristimantis ashaninka new species; anuran diversity; montane forests