Eleutherodactylus nitidus (Peters, 1870)

Grünwald, Christoph I., Reyes-Velasco, Jacobo, Franz-Chávez, Héctor, Morales-Flores, Karen I., Ahumada-Carrillo, Ivan T., Rodriguez, Christopher M. & Jones, Jason M., 2021, Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Southern Mexico, with comments on the taxonomy of related species and their advertisement calls, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 272) 15 (1), pp. 1-35 : 24

Common Names for Members of the Eleutherodactylus nitidus Species Group

Although species of Syrrhophus are often difficult to distinguish, their advertisement calls are useful for distinguishing species in the field. As these frogs are often located during breeding season by following their advertisement calls, it is helpful to know what type of call each species emits. Grünwald et al. (2018) defined vernacular names for the E. modestus species group based on the nature of their distinct advertisement calls. Similarly, we propose common names for the species described herein, as well as other species of the E. nitidus species group in Appendix 3.

Acknowledgements.— We thank Nadia Pérez-Rivera, Brandon T. La Forest, and André João Grünwald for risking their lives in the sierra of Guerrero and providing valuable assistance in the field. Dr. Vinicius Guerra-Batista of the Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Natureza at the Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil, generously donated his time and shared his expertise to help us analyze the advertisement calls of various species of Eleutherodactylus . We are indebted to the following persons for allowing us to examine specimens or providing us with digital photographs of preserved specimens under their care: Dr. Adrian Nieto-Montes de Oca, Dr. Oscar Flores- Villela, and Edmundo Pérez-Ramos at MZFC; and Dr. Jonathan Campbell and Dr. Gregory Pandelis at UTA. All specimens which were deposited in MZFC were deposited under permit #FAUT-0093 issued to Dr. Adrian Nieto Montes de Oca. Permits were issued by the Secretaria de Media Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT). We especially thank Dr. Adrian Nieto Montes de Oca and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Museo de Zoología de la Facultad de Ciencias, for his generous support in furthering our understanding of the Mexican herpetofauna. We thank Tom J. Devitt and two anonymous reviewers who provided extensive comments, critique, and advice on an earlier version of this manuscript. An extra-special thanks goes to André, Ámbar Lanomy, Emilio, Janelle, and Ximena for sharing their parents’ enthusiasm and love of nature, and for doing field work at such an early age! Biencom Real Estate, Biodiversa A.C., and Herp.mx A.C. provided important funding for the field work.