Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Southern Mexico, with comments on the taxonomy of related species and their advertisement calls Author Grünwald, Christoph I. Biencom Real Estate, Carretera Chapala-Jocotepec # 57 - 1, C. P. 45920, Ajijic, Jalisco, MEXICO 2 Biodiversa A. C., Avenida de la Ribera # 203, C. P. 45900, Chapala, Jalisco, MEXICO 3 Herp. mx A. C., Villa de Alvarez, Colima, MEXICO 4 Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, 45333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA cgruenwald@switaki.com Author Reyes-Velasco, Jacobo Author Franz-Chávez, Héctor Author Morales-Flores, Karen I. Author Ahumada-Carrillo, Ivan T. Author Rodriguez, Christopher M. Author Jones, Jason M. text Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 2021 e 272 2021-02-13 15 1 1 35 journal article 296782 10.5281/zenodo.11265040 94bf4f87-9d39-48ce-8c7a-8c841bfcf83b 1525-9153 11265040 9B3E8106-74E8-428F-B0BB-3CCD9EFDF0F3

Table 3. Key comparative characters of members of the Eleutherodactylus nitidus species group.

	E. albolabris	E. dilatus	E. erythrochomus	E. maculabilais sp. nov.	E. maurus	E. nebulosus	E. nitidus	E. orarius	E. petersi	E. pipilans	E. sentinelus sp. nov.	E. syristes
Size	Medium	Medium	Large	Small	Small	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Large	Medium	Small
SVL adult males (range)	23.0–26.8	23.8–25.7	24.9–30.0	17.9–24.7	20.7–24.3	22.9–28.3	24.3–26.3	24.6–28.0	23.9–26.3	25.5–29.6	23.3–25.3	21.7–24.6
Condition of interorbital bar	Indistinct, pale	Present, pale	Absent	Present, pale	Present, pale	Absent	Indistinct, pale	Indistinct, pale	Indistinct, pale	Absent	Present, pale	Present, pale
Pale mid-dorsal blotch	Sometimes present	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Present	Sometimes present	Present	Absent	Present	Absent
Coloration of lip	White	Dark with pale flecking	As head	Dark with pale spots	Dark with pale flecking	Dark with pale spots	Mottled	White, mottled with dark	Mottled	As head	Dark with pale flecking	Dark, variously spotted
Inguinal flash coloration	Orange	Yellow	Absent	Varied, yellow / orange	Yellow	Absent	Faint, yellow-orange	Faint, yelloworange	Faint, yelloworange	Absent	Yellow	Varied, yellow / orange
Ventral coloration	White with black spots	Gray with white and black	Transparent	Gray with white and black	Gray with white and black	Transparent	White with dark mottling	White with dark mottling	White with dark mottling	Transparent	Transparent with white and black	Transparent and white, with black spots
Dorsal skin texture	Smooth	Not smooth	Smooth	Smooth	Not smooth	Smooth	Not smooth	Not smooth	Not smooth	Smooth	Smooth	Smooth
Ventral skin texture	Slightly rugose	Rugose	Smooth	Smooth	Rugose	Smooth	Slightly rugose	Slightly rugose	Slightly rugose	Smooth	Smooth	Smooth
Condition of inguinal gland	Very distinct	Very distinct	Indistinct	Distinct	Very distinct	Indistinct	Very distinct	Very distinct	Very distinct	Indistinct	Very distinct	Distinct
3FPW/3FW	1.3–1.9	1.5–1.7	2.3–3.8	1.4–2.1	1.3–1.6	1.1–1.5	1.1–1.5	1.2–1.4	1.1–1.7	1.5–1.9	1.7–2.3	1.1–1.9
4FPW/4FW	1.3–1.9	1.5–1.8	—	1.4–2.1	1.3–1.7	1.1–1.5	1.1–1.5	1.2–1.4	1.1–1.7	1.5–2.0	1.5–2.3	1.2–1.8
TW/ED	0.27–0.32	0.25–0.35	0.33–0.51	0.25–0.28	0.28–0.31	0.35–0.38	0.25–0.29	0.25–0.29	0.25–0.29	0.30–0.36	0.26–0.28	0.25–0.29
Call	Whistle	Peep	Peep	Trill	Pipe	Peep	Whistle	Whistle	Whistle	Peep	Peep	Trill