Phyllomedusa neildi Barrio-Amorós, 2006

Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) 13 (1), pp. 1-198 : 107

Phyllomedusa neildi Barrio-Amorós, 2006 *

Holotype: MBUCV 6684 .

Type locality: “ Vicinity of Murucusa , Municipio Petit (11°02′N, 69°35′W), 550 m asl., spurs of Sierra de San Luís, Estado Falcón, Venezuela.”

Distribution: Region 2. NW Venezuela in Falcón and Lara States.

Remarks: Phyllomedusa neildi appears as a sister species to P. trinitatis in Faivovich et al. (2010), suggesting it could be conspecific, despite striking morphological differences in size and call structure (Barrio-Amorós 2006b). This can be due to a clinal variation or adaptation to xeric situations. However, direct comparison of continental and Trinidadian populations of P. trinitatis must be done (in progress by CBA and collaborators).

Selected references: Barrio-Amorós (2006b, 2009b); Faivovich et al. (2010).