Check List 20(3): 692-699, doi: 10.15560/20.3.692
New record of Shiny Peeping Frog, Eleutherodactylus nitidus (Peters, 1870) (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae), in Mexico City, Mexico
Diego I. Sánchez-Aguilar‡, André G. Montero-Vachier‡, Víctor G. Castillo-Sánchez‡, Uri O. García-Vázquez‡‡ Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Corresponding author: Uri O. García-Vázquez ( urigarcia@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Natan Medeiros Maciel © Diego I. Sánchez-Aguilar, André G. Montero-Vachier, Víctor G. Castillo-Sánchez, Uri O. García-Vázquez. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Sánchez-Aguilar DI, Montero-Vachier AG, Castillo-Sánchez VG, García-Vázquez UO (2024) New record of Shiny Peeping Frog, Eleutherodactylus nitidus (Peters, 1870) (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae), in Mexico City, Mexico. Check List 20(3): 692-699. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.3.692 |  |
Abstract
Based on molecular and morphological evidence, we report the first record of Eleutherodactylus nitidus (Peters, 1870) from Mexico City, in the urban area of Panteón Xilotepec, Xochimilco. We discuss the remarkable urban adaptability of Eleutherodactylus and the need for additional sampling to determine if E. nitidus is native or introduced to Mexico City.
Keywords
Amphibian, distribution, herpetology update, molecular phylogeny, novel occurrence, urban herpetology, Syrrhophus