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DOI | 10.11646/zootaxa.4290.1.7 |
A diamond in the rough desert shrublands of the Great Basin in the Western United States: A new cryptic toad species (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Bufo (Anaxyrus)) discovered in Northern Nevada | |
Gordon, Michelle R.1; Simandle, Eric T.2; Tracy, C. Richard1 | |
通讯作者 | Tracy, C. Richard |
来源期刊 | ZOOTAXA
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ISSN | 1175-5326 |
EISSN | 1175-5334 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 4290期号:1页码:123-139 |
英文摘要 | We describe a new species of toad from the Great Basin region of northern Nevada belonging to the Bufo (Anaxyrus) boreas species complex. This cryptic species was detected through genetic analyses of toad populations sampled throughout the Great Basin and the morphological evidence was quantified through extensive sampling of live toads within the region. The new species has the smallest body size in the species complex, and can be further diagnosed from other species in the complex by its large tibial glands and unique coloration. The known distribution of the new species is restricted to an area less than 6 km 2 in Dixie Valley, Churchill Co., Nevada. The Great Basin is an arid region where aquatic resources are both rare and widely scattered, making habitat suitable for anuran populations highly vulnerable to anthropogenic change. The habitat occupied by this newly described species is threatened by the incipient installation of geothermal and solar power development projects that require the water that defines its habitat. |
英文关键词 | Bufo (Anaxyrus) williamsi sp nov. Dixie Valley Toad Western Toad Bufo(Anaxyrus) boreas species complex cryptic species morphology new species conservation geothermal |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000404757300007 |
WOS关键词 | NORTHEASTERN OREGON ; BOREAL TOADS ; ICE AGES ; BIOGEOGRAPHY ; FROG ; CONSERVATION ; RANA ; POPULATIONS ; SPECIATION ; FUNGUS |
WOS类目 | Zoology |
WOS研究方向 | Zoology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/203000 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Nevada, Dept Biol, Reno, NV 89557 USA; 2.Paul Smiths Coll, Dept Nat Sci, Paul Smiths, NY 12970 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Gordon, Michelle R.,Simandle, Eric T.,Tracy, C. Richard. A diamond in the rough desert shrublands of the Great Basin in the Western United States: A new cryptic toad species (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Bufo (Anaxyrus)) discovered in Northern Nevada[J],2017,4290(1):123-139. |
APA | Gordon, Michelle R.,Simandle, Eric T.,&Tracy, C. Richard.(2017).A diamond in the rough desert shrublands of the Great Basin in the Western United States: A new cryptic toad species (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Bufo (Anaxyrus)) discovered in Northern Nevada.ZOOTAXA,4290(1),123-139. |
MLA | Gordon, Michelle R.,et al."A diamond in the rough desert shrublands of the Great Basin in the Western United States: A new cryptic toad species (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Bufo (Anaxyrus)) discovered in Northern Nevada".ZOOTAXA 4290.1(2017):123-139. |
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