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A NEW SPECIES OF TELMATOBIUS FROM BOLIVIA AND A REDESCRIPTION OF T. SIMONSI PARKER, 1940 (AMPHIBIA: ANURA: LEPTODACTYLIDAE)

Ignacio De la Riva, Michael B. Harvey

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We describe a new species of Bolivian Telmatobius from the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes. The new species occurs in cloud forests of the Department of Santa Cruz and adjacent Cochabamba and is similar to T. simonsi Parker. Telmatobius simonsi is herein redescribed, and data on osteology, variation, and distribution are provided for both species. Resumen Se describe una nueva especie de Telmatobius endémica de los bosques nublados del Departamento de Santa Cruz y parte de Cochabamba, en la Cordillera Oriental de los Andes de Bolivia. La nueva especie es similar a T. simonsi, la cual se redescribe. De ambas especies se proporcionan datos sobre osteología, variación y distribución.

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We describe a new species of Bolivian Telmatobius from the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes. The new species occurs in cloud forests of the Department of Santa Cruz and adjacent Cochabamba and is similar to T. simonsi Parker. Telmatobius simonsi is herein redescribed, and data on osteology, variation, and distribution are provided for both species. Resumen Se describe una nueva especie de Telmatobius endémica de los bosques nublados del Departamento de Santa Cruz y parte de Cochabamba, en la Cordillera Oriental de los Andes de Bolivia. La nueva especie es similar a T. simonsi, la cual se redescribe. De ambas especies se proporcionan datos sobre osteología, variación y distribución.

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We describe a new species of Bolivian Telmatobius from the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes. The new species occurs in cloud forests of the Department of Santa Cruz and adjacent Cochabamba and is similar to T. simonsi Parker. Telmatobius simonsi is herein redescribed, and data on osteology, variation, and distribution are provided for both species. Resumen Se describe una nueva especie de Telmatobius endémica de los bosques nublados del Departamento de Santa Cruz y parte de Cochabamba, en la Cordillera Oriental de los Andes de Bolivia. La nueva especie es similar a T. simonsi, la cual se redescribe. De ambas especies se proporcionan datos sobre osteología, variación y distribución.

Key concepts: Leptodactylidae, Biology, Humanities, Osteology, Zoology, Geography, Ecology, Art

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