Abstract
Rulyrana erminea is an endemic glass frog from Peru associated to rainforests, bamboo forests, streams and converted areas. Previously, the species was known from a single female specimen. Herein, I report four additional specimens from three new localities, among them the first male specimens and the first record for the Department of Cusco, the new southernmost record for the species, extending its distribution 111.5 km airline to the south. The species is recorded between 370 – 870 m a.s.l. One specimen was found inside the Machiguenga Communal Reserve.
Highlights
Rulyrana erminea (Torres-Gastelo, Suárez-Segovia and Cisneros-Heredia, 2007) was described based on a female specimen
The female (MUSM 28216, SVL 24.8 mm; Figure 1) was collected in the Parotori river (12°08’42.405” S, 73°04’07.715” W; 590 m a.s.l.), in the Machiguenga Communal Reserve, province of Convención, department of Cusco by Daniel Rodríguez on September 04, 2009. This specimen was collected during a fieldwork authorized under the Environmental Impact Study of Gasoducto
The specimens MUSM 26190 and MUSM 28216 were collected in Southwestern Amazon SubAndean evergreen forest
Summary
Rulyrana erminea (Torres-Gastelo, Suárez-Segovia and Cisneros-Heredia, 2007) was described based on a female specimen Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - MUSM 24056, SVL 23.6 mm), collected in Sabetari stream (11°14’31” S, 73°31’33” W; 370 m a.s.l.), Tambo River Basin, province of Satipo, Department of Junín, by Claudia Torres-Gastello on October 31, 2005. The male (MUSM 26190, SVL 22.8 mm) was collected in the Parijaro waterfall, Ene River (11°56’22.122” S, 73°45’56.065” W; 870 m a.s.l.), district of Río Tambo, 150 km SE province of Satipo, department of Junín by Michael FitzPatrick on September 08, 2004 and identified by Margarita MedinaMüller.
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