A New Golden Toad (Bufonidae: Incilius) from Northwestern Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico

Joseph R. Mendelson; Daniel G. Mulcahy; Sara Snell; Manuel E. Acevedo; Jonathan A. Campbell

doi:10.1670/11-140

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Joseph R. Mendelson,^1,2 Daniel G. Mulcahy,³ Sara Snell,^2,4 Manuel E. Acevedo,⁵ Jonathan A. Campbell⁴

¹1Department of Herpetology, Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, Georgia 30315 USA
²2School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 301 Ferst Drive., Atlanta, Georgia 30332 USA
³4National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, MRC 162, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, D
⁴7Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019 USA; E-mail:
⁵6Escuela de Biologia, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad Universitaria, Zona 12, Guatema

Abstract

We describe Incilius aurarius sp. nov., a new species of toad known from several localities on the humid Caribbean slopes of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, and adjacent highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. This species previously has been confused with populations of Incilius valliceps and Incilius macrocristatus. The new species is morphologically similar to the Mexican species I. macrocristatus but differs by having less prominent crests, a distinctive golden coloration in the males, and the absence of vocal slits.

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Joseph R. Mendelson, Daniel G. Mulcahy, Sara Snell, Manuel E. Acevedo, and Jonathan A. Campbell "A New Golden Toad (Bufonidae: Incilius) from Northwestern Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico," Journal of Herpetology 46(4), 473-479, (19 December 2012). https://doi.org/10.1670/11-140

Accepted: 1 December 2011; Published: 19 December 2012

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