Publications by authors named "Jhael A Ortega"

We describe six new species of rainfrogs of the genus (Strabomantidae) from Amazonian cloud forests in Ecuador. We also present a phylogeny showing the relationships of the new species. The phylogeny is based on mitochondrial genes 16S rRNA (16S), 12 rRNA (12S), NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain 1 (ND1) and the nuclear gene recombination-activating 1 (RAG1).

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A new phylogeny for the species group is presented, its species content reviewed, and three new species described from the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. Our phylogeny includes, for the first time, samples of , , and . The morphology of hyperdistal subarticular tubercles is also assessed among 21 species of .

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