A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 726:Species 25–77 limits (2018) within the widespread Amazonian treefrog Dendropsophus parviceps... 25 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.726.13864 RESEARCH ARTICLE http://zookeys.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Species limits within the widespread Amazonian treefrog Dendropsophus parviceps with descriptions of two new species (Anura, Hylidae) C. Daniel Rivadeneira1,2, Pablo J. Venegas1,3, Santiago R. Ron1 1 Museo de Zoología, Escuela de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de Octubre y Roca, Aptdo. 17–01–2184, Quito, Ecuador 2 Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Casilla 17-01-2759, Telefax: 2236690, Quito, Ecuador 3 División de Herpetología-Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI), Santa Rita N˚105 Of. 202, Urb. Huertos de San Antonio, Surco, Lima, Perú Corresponding author: Santiago R. Ron (
[email protected]) Academic editor: A. Crottini | Received 27 May 2017 | Accepted 4 October 2017 | Published 8 January 2018 http://zoobank.org/34CFE889-FD19-4ED6-B9FE-D961AEA5D108 Citation: Rivadeneira CD, Venegas PJ, Ron SR (2018) Species limits within the widespread Amazonian treefrog Dendropsophus parviceps with descriptions of two new species (Anura, Hylidae). ZooKeys 726: 25–77. https://doi. org/10.3897/zookeys.726.13864 Abstract The genus Dendropsophus is one of the most speciose among Neotropical anurans and its number of de- scribed species is increasing. Herein, molecular, morphological, and bioacoustic evidence are combined to assess species limits within D. parviceps, a widely distributed species in the Amazon Basin. Phylogenetic relationships were assessed using 3040 bp sequences of mitochondrial DNA, genes 12S, ND1, and CO1.