Boana calcarata (Troschel 1848)

Figure 4.Dorsolateral views of adult females of A Hypsiboas fasciatus, QCAZ 48611, SVL = 51.79 mm B Hypsiboas almendarizae, QCAZ 32638, SVL = 51.26 mm C Hypsiboas calcaratus, QCAZ 24282, SVL = 51.26 mm D Hypsiboas maculateralis, QCAZ 43825, SVL = 55.31 mm E Hypsiboas alfaroi, QCAZ 43252, SVL = 45.37 mm.

Figure 8.Dorsolateral views of adult males of A Hypsiboas fasciatus, QCAZ 48584, SVL = 33.77 mm B Hypsiboas almendarizae, QCAZ 39649, SVL = 36.54 mm C Hypsiboas calcaratus, QCAZ 43256, SVL = 40.07 mm D Hypsiboas maculateralis, QCAZ 40082, SVL = 36.16 mm E Hypsiboas alfaroi, QCAZ 43260, SVL = 30.35 mm F Hypsiboas tetete, QCAZ 40081, SVL = 31.15 mm.

Figure 9.Adult Hypsiboas calcaratus showing variation in dorsal and ventral coloration of preserved specimens. From left to right, first and second rows: QCAZ 44422, 44530 (females), 14957 (male); third and fourth rows: QCAZ 43259, 40085, 43256 (males). See Appendix for locality data. All specimens are shown at the same scale.

Figure 14.Variation in color of the iris of A Hypsiboas fasciatus (QCAZ 47051), and B Hypsiboas almendarizae (QCAZ 42055). Calcar in C Hypsiboas almendarizae (QCAZ 39639) and D Hypsiboas calcaratus (QCAZ 40055). Note that the calcar in Hypsiboas almendarizae is large and conical while in Hypsiboas calcaratus is large and triangular. Dorsolateral views of the holotypes of E Hypsiboas almendarizae, adult male (QCAZ 39650), SVL = 36.72 mm F Hypsiboas maculateralis, adult male (QCAZ 40082), SVL = 36.16 mm; and G Hypsiboas tetete, adult male (QCAZ 40081), SVL = 31.15 mm.

Figure 12.Calls of the Hypsiboas calcaratus species complex. A–B Hypsiboas fasciatus (QCAZ 48585) from La Pradera, Provincia Morona Santiago C–D Hypsiboas almendarizae (QCAZ 39650) from Limón, Provincia Morona Santiago E–F Hypsiboas calcaratus (QCAZ 40085) from Tena, Provincia Napo. A, C, E are oscilograms and B, D, F spectrograms.

Figure 13.Calls of the Hypsiboas calcaratus species complex. A–B Hypsiboas maculateralis (QCAZ 40082) from Comunidad Santa Rosa, Provincia Napo C–D Hypsiboas alfaroi (QCAZ 43260) from Estación Científica Yasuní PUCE, Provincia Orellana E–H Hypsiboas tetete (QCAZ 40081) from Comunidad Santa Rosa, Provincia Napo. A, C, E, G are oscilograms and B, D, F, H spectrograms.

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Figure 17.Distribution of Hypsiboas calcaratus and Hypsiboas maculateralis. Localities are based on museum specimens from Museo de Historia Natural Gustavo Orcés of Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Museo de Zoología of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Natural History Museum University of Kansas, and Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History.

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