Adenomera andreae (Müller, 1923)

Llanqui, Irbin B., Y. Salas, Cinthya & Oblitas, Melissa P., 2019, A preliminary checklist of amphibians and reptiles from the vicinity of La Nube Biological Station, Bahuaja-Sonene National Park, Peru, Check List 15 (5), pp. 773-796 : 782-785

Adenomera andreae (Müller, 1923)

Material examined. MUSA 4927–8; (13°25′20″S, 069° 36′36″W), 23,28. IX.2013. MUSA 4936; Transect TN23, 25.IX.2013.

Identification. A small leptodactylid species, SVL 18– 25 mm in males and 22.1–28 mm in females. It can be

identified by snout rounded, toe discs flattened and no lateral fringes on toes. Finger I = II. Dorsum tubercu - late, tubercles white-tipped in males, dorsum brown or tan with small black spots arranged in longitudinal rows. Ventral skin smooth, light cream or white. A broad cream dorsolateral stripe is present in some individuals. Similar species in adjacent localities are: Adenomera hylaedactyla , which is very similar to A. andreae , but without flattened discs on toe tips; Leptodactylus leptodactyloides and L. petersii , have Finger I> II (W. R. Heyer 1973, Angulo et al. 2003, Duellman 2005, Angulo and Icochea 2010).

Distribution. Adenomera andreae is widely distributed in the lowlands of north, central and western South America east of Andes up to 1200 m a.s.l. (W.R. Heyer 1973, de la Riva et al. 2000, Frost 2019).

Remarks. Adenomera species of southern Peru require a taxonomic review because several cryptic species probably exist under the name A. andreae ( Angulo et al. 2003, Angulo and Icochea 2010).