Dendropsophus battersbyi ( Rivero 1961 )
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11404264 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11405514 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4608879F-FFE6-FFD3-6E56-FD28FDEBFCD9 |
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Felipe |
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Dendropsophus battersbyi ( Rivero 1961 ) |
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Dendropsophus battersbyi ( Rivero 1961) View in CoL *
Holotype: BM 53 .2.4.165.
Type locality: Caracas, Venezuela.
Distribution: Region 2. Only known from type locality.
Remarks: Not collected since original description. If this is a valid species, it possibly disappeared from the Valley of Caracas due to quick expansion of the city. Mijares-Urrutia (1998) mentioned this species is apparently related to Dendropsophus amicorum and D. minutus ( sensu lato). Faivovich et al. (2005) did not assign it to any species group.A thorough examination of holotype by CBA leades authors to believe Dendropsophus battersbyi is a valid species and a member of the D. minutus species group ( sensu Gehara et al. 2014); alternatively, it could be conspecific with populations of D. aff. minutus from around Caracas that deserve further attention. A detailed revision of the species/populations of Dendropsophus minutus species group in the Venezuelan Andes and the Cordillera de La Costa is required to clarify the taxonomic status of this and close species.
Selected references: Rivero (1961, 1964a); Mijares-Urrútia (1998); Faivovich et al. (2005); Barrio-Amorós and Torres (2010); Barrio-Amorós (2013).
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