Leptodactylid Frogs of the Genus Telmatobius in Ecuador with the Description of a New Species

Resumen

Three species of Telmatobius occur above 2,450 m in the Ecuadorian Andes. Telmatobius niger (including T. cinereus, new synonym) is the most widespread, whereas T. vellardi and T. cirrhacelis, new species, have restricted distributions in the cordilleras of southern Ecuador. Included in the species accounts are redescriptions of the holotypes of T. niger and T. veUardi, descriptions of the larvae of these species, and a discussion of morphological variation in T. niger. On the bases of observations reported here, certain emendations to the definition of the genus Telmatobius are suggested.