The Taxonomic Status of Populations Referred to Hyla chaneque in Southern Mexico, with the Description of a New Treefrog from Oaxaca

Abstract

A new species of Hyla is described from the wet northern slopes of the Oaxacan Highlands. These populations had previously been referred to Hyla chaneque, from which the new species differs by having bilateral vocal slits in males and smoother skin. The new species is known from the Sierra de Juirez, Sierra de Zong6lica, and the Sierra Mixe. Hyla chaneque is restricted to two populations in Chiapas, Mexico. The tadpole of the new species has been described and illustrated, the tadpole of H. chaneque has never been collected.