An Extraordinary New Toad (Bufo) from Costa Rica
Saved in:
| Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 1966 |
| Description: | A new species of toad, Bufo periglenes, is described from the Lower Montane Rainforest zone of the Cordillera de Tilarán on the divide between Puntarenas and Alajuela provinces, Costa Rica. The new form exhibits a combination of extremely bright coloration and marked sexual dichromism. Males are solid orange, females greenish to black with scarlet spots. The species lacks a tympanum and columella and is voiceless. Tadpoles are described. Relationships and the role of sexual dichromism are discussed. |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Language: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/28489 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/28489 |