Herpetology Notes, volume 9: 109-111 (2016) (published online on 29 April 2016)

First record and distribution extension of Agalychnis terranova (Rivera-Correa, Duarte-Cubides, Rueda-Almonacid & Daza, 2013) (Anura: Hylidae: Phyllomedusinae) in the Pacific lowlands of Colombia

Pablo Palacios-Rodríguez1,*, Jhon Tailor Rengifo-Mosquera2 and John Douglas Lynch3

The peculiar frog genus Agalychnis, typically referred (here regarded as an autapomorphy relative to all other to as tree frogs or monkey frogs, consists of 15 species species of Agalychnis), parotid glands absent, heel described to date (Frost, 2015). Agalychnis terranova tubercles and calcars absent. (Rivera et al., 2013). Rivera-Correa, Duarte-Cubides, Rueda-Almonacid & Daza, 2013 was recently described and is only known On March 27 of 2013, two adult specimens of A. from remnants of tropical humid forests (bh-T) in some terranova (Figure 1) were collected in the village localities of the Colombian departments of Antioquia, of Victoria, municipality of Cantón de San Pablo, Cundinamarca, and Santander, on the Middle Magdalena department of Chocó (5. 321944 N, -76.628611 W, River valley between the 142-900m a.s.l. (Holdridge, 264m elevation; Figure 2). These individuals were 1987; Rivera et al., 2013; Acosta-Galvis, 2015). observed in an area of mature forest, calling from a tree located near a body of lotic water, approximately It is a medium-sized frog characterized by having at 21:10 hours. On August 10 of 2013, seven additional red iris and reticulated gold palpebral membrane. specimens were collected in the influence area of These two traits were used to putatively assign it to Permanent Plot Biological Research (PPIB), village Agalychnis callidryas group (Faivovich et al., 2010; of Salero, municipality of Unión Panamericana, Rivera et al., 2013). Agalychnis terranova differs from department of Chocó (5.510277 N, -76.878611 W, the other members of the genus by having a rounded 115m elevation) (Figure 2). The individuals were found snout in dorsal view and in profile slightly inclined, iris calling approximately three meters above ground in in life burgundy with black reticulations, vertical pupil, a patch of vegetation surrounding a small pool, on a eyelid membrane with golden reticulations, white warts rainy night at 19:45 hours. This area is dominated by occasionally present in the back; body extremities and a secondary forest, where, historically the extraction of flanks in life orange, the latter with small white warts gold and wood has been performed. All the specimens were collected and deposited in the Colection of Zoology of the Universidad Tecnologíca del Chocó “Diego Luis Córdoba” (COLZOOCH-H 0002, 0034, 0999, 1354, 1382, 1388) and that of Amphibians in the Instituto 1 Grupo de Ecofisiología, Comportamiento y Herpetología. de Ciencias Naturales of the Universidad Nacional de Departamento de Biología, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia (ICN 55750-52). Bogotá, Colombia, A.A. 4976. 2 Grupo de investigación en Herpetología; Programa de This is the first record of A. terranova in the Chocó Biología, Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó; Ciudadela biogeographic province of Colombia and expands its Universitaria, Quibdó, Chocó, Colombia. geographic distribution west accross the Central and 3 Grupo de Cladística profunda y biogeografía histórica, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional, Western branches of the Andes, 210 Km to the village Bogotá, Colombia. of Salero, and 227 Km to Victoria. To date, this is the * Corresponding author e-mail: [email protected] second record of a species belonging to A. callidryas 110 Pablo Palacios-Rodríguez et al.

Figure 1. Specimens of Agalychnis terranova collected in the village of Victoria, municipality Canton of San Pablo (a: COLZOOCH-H 0034; SVL: 45,4mm), and Salero, municipality of Union Panamericana (b: COLZOOCH-H 1354; SVL 46,3mm: right), Chocó, Colombia.

group sensu Faivovich et al. (2010) in the lowland northern of the Cordillera Occidental and Central of rainforest on the Pacific coast of Colombia, after A. Colombia and the humid portion of the Magdalena river spurrelli. valley is a single biogeographic province (Hernández- However, it has been proposed that lowland rainforest Camacho et al., 1992). The presence of A. terranova on on the Pacific coast of Colombia and Ecuador, the both sides of this biogeographic province is evidence in

Figure 2. Geographical distribution of Agalychnis terranova in Colombia: literature reports (circles) new reports (stars). First record and distribution extension of Agalychnis terranova in Colombia 111 favor of this hypothesis, and suggests that the species could be even more widely distributed.

Moreover, these records of this species represent a valuable opportunity to investigate the biogeographic history of the genus Agalychnis. Distribution data as those recently reported by Palacios et al. (2013), also demonstrate the presence of other species of this genus in adjacent localities.

Acknowledgement. The authors thank the communities of Salero and Victoria for their hospitality during the time of visits.

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Accepted by Mirco Solé