We review the taxonomic status of all known populations of toads referred to Crepidophryne epiotica from Costa Rica and Panama and summarize what little is known about their distribution and ecology. Morphological comparisons of museum specimens indicate the existence of at least three species in this complex. We use these morphological data to describe two new species and offer a redescription of C. epiotica (sensu stricto). Based on the few records available, these species appear to be allopatrically distributed among the Cordillera de Guanacaste and Cordillera Central of Costa Rica and Cordillera de Talamanca of Costa Rica and adjacent areas in Panama.
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1 May 2007
Taxonomy and Ecology of the Central American Toads of the Genus Crepidophryne (Anura: Bufonidae)
Andres Vaughan,
Joseph R. Mendelson
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