Telmatobius solitarius n. sp.: A New Rare Telmatobiid Frog from the Highland Patagonian Territories (Rio Negro, Argentina)

Telmatobius solitarius, a new rare species from the ancient volcanic tableland of Southern Pilcaniyeu (Rio Negro, Argentina), is described. Its general relationships with the recently discovered Telmatobius praebasalticus and T. reverbera are discussed. The general features of such a chain of semite...

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Autor: Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1970
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/88917
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/88917
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Zoología
Telmatobius
Frogs
Highlands
Lynchings
Holotypes
Tablelands
Wildlife habitats
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Sumario:Telmatobius solitarius, a new rare species from the ancient volcanic tableland of Southern Pilcaniyeu (Rio Negro, Argentina), is described. Its general relationships with the recently discovered Telmatobius praebasalticus and T. reverbera are discussed. The general features of such a chain of semiterrestrial telmatobiid frogs from the highland Patagonian territories are pointed out.