TABLE 3. Comparative morphological characters of the Eleutherodactylus longipes species clade. Morphological information was obtained by examining type specimens (E. potosiensis) or photographs of type specimens of all species (except for E. marnockii).
| Species |
E. campi |
E. coelum |
E. cystignathoides |
E. dennisi |
E. guttilatus |
E. leprus |
E. longipes |
E. marnockii |
E. potosiensis |
E. verrucipes |
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sp. nov. |
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| Size |
Small |
Small |
Small |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Large |
Medium |
Small |
Medium |
| SVL adult |
16.3–23.5 |
13.51–19.88 |
15.97–21.18 |
22.8–28.4 |
20.6–29.0 |
20.0–26.5 |
22.1–33.2 |
18.4–28.9 |
21.23–23.16 |
17.5–26.1 |
| males (range) |
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| in mm |
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| Condition of |
Usually |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present or |
Absent |
Present |
Present or |
| interorbital bar |
absent |
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|
|
|
triangle |
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|
not |
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|
|
present |
|
|
|
| Tips of Finger |
Expanded |
Expanded |
Expanded and |
Greatly |
Slightly |
Slightly |
Greatly |
Expanded |
Expanded |
Slightly |
| III and IV |
and |
and |
truncated |
expanded and |
expanded |
expanded, |
expanded |
and truncated |
|
expanded |
|
truncated |
truncated |
|
truncated |
|
truncated |
and |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
truncated |
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| Subarticular |
Rounded |
Conical |
Rounded |
Conical and |
Conical |
Conical |
Rounded |
Conical |
Slightly |
Conical |
| tubercles |
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|
|
rounded |
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|
conical |
|
| Dorsal skin |
Coarsely |
Granular |
Weakly granular |
Shagreened to |
Smooth to |
Pustular |
Pustular |
Smooth |
Granular |
Pustular |
| texture |
granular |
|
|
granular |
moderately |
|
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to weakly |
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|
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pustular |
|
|
pustular |
|
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| Ventral skin |
Smooth |
Smooth |
Areolate |
Weakly to |
Areolate |
Smooth |
Smooth |
Smooth |
Smooth |
Areolate |
| texture |
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|
moderately |
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|
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|
areolate |
|
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|
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| Presence or |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present or not |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
| absence of |
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| lumbo-inguinal |
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| gland |
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