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EXTINCTION RISK OR LACK OF SAMPLING IN A THREATENED SPECIES: GENETIC STRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUITABILITY OF THE NEOTROPICAL FROG PRISTIMANTIS PENELOPUS (ANURA: CRAUGASTORIDAE)

ABSTRACT

IUCN Red Lists have been a valuable tool to prioritize conservation plans in endemic neotropical frogs. However, many areas in this region are poorly known in terms of their diversity and endemism. Based on examined museum specimens of the threatened species Pristimantis penelopus we revised its geographic distribution and determined the habitat suitability using niche modeling techniques. Using a mitochondrial fragment of COI gene, we determine the phylogenetic position and the extent of the genetic variation across its distribution in Colombia. We present the first records of P. penelopus for the Cordillera Oriental, the western versant of Cordillera Occidental and the northern portion of the Cauca river basin. Based on the molecular phylogenetic analysis, Pristimantis penelopus belongs to the P. ridens series sensu (Padial et al., 2014PADIAL, J.M.; GRANT, T. & FROST, D. 2014. Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria. Zootaxa, 3825:1-132. DOI.). The mean of intraspecific genetic variation is 2.1% and the variation among population ranges between 2.3 and 3.5%. The genetic distance between the western populations and the Magdalena Valley populations suggests a potential phylogeographic break in northwestern Antioquia. We expand the realized distribution by 258 kilometers north, 200 km east and 223 km northwest. Based on our results and according to the IUCN criteria we propose a new category for the species and highlight the need to increase the surveys in poorly known regions to better understand the geographic distribution and conservation status of listed species.

KEY-WORDS:
Colombia; IUCN Red List; Niche modeling; Phylogeography; Terrarana

RESUMEN

Las listas rojas de la IUCN han sido una herramienta fundamental para priorizar planes de conservación de ranas endémicas neotropicales. Sin embargo, muchas áreas en esta región han sido poco estudiadas y el endemismo puede ser un artificio del muestreo. A partir de especímenes de museo de la especie amenazada Pristimantis penelopus revisamos su distribución geográfica y determinamos su hábitat potencial utilizando técnicas de modelo de nicho. A partir de un fragmento del gen mitocondrial COI, determinamos la posición filogenética de la especie y la magnitud de su variación genética a lo largo de su distribución en Colombia Presentamos los primeros registros de P. penelopus en la Cordillera Oriental de los Andes, en la vertiente occidental de la Cordillera Occidental y en el norte de la cuenca del río Cauca. Teniendo en cuenta los análisis filogenéticos moleculares, Pristimantis penelopus pertenece al grupo P. ridens sensu (Padial et al., 2014PADIAL, J.M.; GRANT, T. & FROST, D. 2014. Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria. Zootaxa, 3825:1-132. DOI.). La variación genética intraespecífica promedio fue de 2.1% y la variación entre poblaciones estuvo entre 2.3 y 3.5%. La distancia genética entre las poblaciones de la Cordillera Occidental y las poblaciones del Valle del Magdalena sugieren la presencia de un quiebre filogeográfico en el noroccidente de Antioquia. Expandimos la distribución realizada de P. penelopus 258 kilómetros al norte, 200 km al este y 223 km al noroccidente. Teniendo en cuenta estos resultados y los criterios propuestos por la IUCN proponemos una nueva categoría de amenaza para la especie y resaltamos la necesidad de incrementar los muestreo en regions geográficas poco conocidas para comprender mejor la distribución geográfica y el estado de conservación de las especies incluidas en las Listas Rojas.

Palabras-Clave:
Colombia; Listas Rojas de la IUCN; Modelos de Nicho; Filogeografía; Terrarana

INTRODUCTION

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species highlights which species are at the greatest risk of extinction and seeks to promote their conservation (Collar, 1996COLLAR, N.J. 1996. The reasons for Red Data Books. Oryx, 30:121-130. DOI.; Rodríguez et al., 2006RODRÍGUEZ, A.S.; PILGRIM, J.D.; LAMOREUX, J.F.; HOFFMANN, M. & BROOKS, T.M. 2006. The value of the IUCN Red List for conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 21:71-76. DOI.). To determine the conservation status of a species, IUCN uses objective criteria and the expert opinion regarding population declines, geographic range (i.e., extent of occurrence and area of occupancy), number of mature individuals, population size and extinction probability based on quantitative analyses (IUCN, 2001IUCN. 2001. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Gland and Cambridge, IUCN Species Survival Commission.).

In the Neotropical region, evidence about population trends and species distribution of amphibians is scant as many species are only known from few individuals (i.e., the type series). Many regions have not been adequately sampled and information on the distribution range and area of occupancy is anecdotal and fragmented. This limited information hampers the appropriate assessment of the species conservation status. As a consequence, conservation efforts would be incorrectly implemented for species with an equivocal conservation status. Given the scarce information regarding population trends in neotropical amphibians, species description and occurrence records are the most important sources of information for species conservation assessments.

The frog genus Pristimantis Jiménez de la Espada, 1870, a very species-rich lineage with more than 470 described species, is distributed throughout southern Central America and northern South America (Padial et al., 2014PADIAL, J.M.; GRANT, T. & FROST, D. 2014. Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria. Zootaxa, 3825:1-132. DOI.). Currently, 162 species are listed in one of the three IUCN threat categories and most of them under the B criterion (reduced extent of presence or area of occupancy; IUCN, 2016IUCN. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-3. (January 2017). Available from www.iucnredlist.org.
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). All listed Pristimantis have restricted geographic distribution and face some habitat loss across their range. As a case, Pristimantis penelopus (Lynch & Rueda-Almonacid, 1999LYNCH, J.D. & RUEDA-ALMONACID, J.V. 1999. New species of frogs from low and moderate elevations from the Caldas transect of the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 23:307-314.) is endemic to Colombia and is listed by IUCN as Vulnerable (VU B1ab (iii)) because its extent of occurrence is less than 20,000 km², it is known from fewer than ten locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat on the Cordillera Central of the Colombian Andes (Castro et al., 2004CASTRO, F.; HERRERA, M.I. & LYNCH, J.D. 2004. Pristimantis penelopus. In: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. Available from Available from www.iucnredlist.org/details/56841/0 . Accessed in: 10/2016.
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).

Here, we evaluate the extent of occurrence of Pristimantis penelopus (Lynch & Rueda-Almonacid, 1999LYNCH, J.D. & RUEDA-ALMONACID, J.V. 1999. New species of frogs from low and moderate elevations from the Caldas transect of the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 23:307-314.) based on recent collecting efforts in northwestern Colombia. Based on this new information in addition to genetic analysis and ecological niche modeling, we reassess its conservation category according to the IUCN Red List criteria. Although, new Pristimantis species are described every year, we show that an extensive geographic sampling and an integrative approach (e.g., environmental and genetic) will help to reassess the conservation status of many other threatened species.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Specimen records

We collated records for P. penelopus from the GBIF database (www.gbif.org) from three biological collections: Instituto de Ciencias Naturales (ICN), Instituto Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH), and Museo de Herpetología Universidad de Antioquia (MHUA). Because records from the MHUA collection represent 73% out of all records for this species, we checked all specimens to corroborate taxonomic identity and we obtained 318 records for P. penelopus. Twenty-two remaining records are deposited at IAvH (17 records) and ICN (five records). In total, 316 confirmed records were obtained and mapped (Fig. 1).

Figure 1
Geographic sampling of Pristimantis penelopus. Colored circles indicate sequenced specimens. Different colors represent the populations used in the genetic analysis (see Figure 2 for color codes).

Laboratory procedures

Samples of 37 individuals from three species: Pristimantis penelopus, Pristimantis erythropleura (Boulenger, 1896BOULENGER, G.A. 1896. Descriptions of new reptiles and batrachians from Colombia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series, 6(17):16-21.), and Pristimantis viejas (Lynch & Rueda-Almonacid, 1999LYNCH, J.D. & RUEDA-ALMONACID, J.V. 1999. New species of frogs from low and moderate elevations from the Caldas transect of the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 23:307-314.) were sequenced. Samples of P. penelopus come from 15 localities across its range (Fig. 1). Total genomic DNA was extracted from tissue samples (muscle) using the Qiagen DNeasy kit (QIAGEN). A fragment of the mitochondrial genome corresponding to the cytochrome oxidase I gene (COI) was amplified via PCR using the primers dgLCO-dgHCO (Meyer, 2003MEYER, C.P. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 79:401-459. DOI.). All PCR products were sequenced at the Macrogen sequencing facility (www.macrogen.com). Raw sequence chromatographs were edited using Geneious 8.1.4 (Kearse et al., 2012KEARSE, M.; MOIR, R.; WILSON, A.; STONES-HAVAS, S.; CHEUNG, M.; STURROCK, S.; BUXTON, S.; COOPER, A.; MARKOWITZ, S.; DURAN, C.; THIERER, T.; ASHTON, B.; MEINTJES, P. & DRUMMOND, A. 2012. Geneious Basic: An integrated and extendable desktop software platform for the organization and analysis of sequence data. Bioinformatics, 28:1647-1649. DOI.) and aligned with the program MUSCLE using default parameters (Edgar, 2004EDGAR, R.C. 2004. MUSCLE: multiple sequence alignment with high accuracy and high throughput. Nucleic Acids Research, 32:1792-1797. DOI.). All sequences generated in this study were deposited in GenBank (Supplementary Material SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL Voucher information of the Pristimantis penelopus specimens used in this study. 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MHUAA 07035 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 07036 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 07059 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 07060 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 09725 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32834 -75.01184 1032 MHUAA 09734 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32866 -75.01155 1034 MHUAA 09721 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32820 -75.01186 1039 MHUAA 09722 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32820 -75.01186 1039 MHUAA 09736 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32820 -75.01186 1039 MHUAA 09760 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29817 -74.91981 1151 MHUAA 09756 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29771 -74.91969 1161 MHUAA 09753 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29698 -74.91936 1173 MHUAA 09754 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29647 -74.91934 1193 MHUAA 08172 Antioquia San Rafael 6.28033 -75.04346 1233 MHUAA 08173 Antioquia San Rafael 6.28033 -75.04346 1233 MHUAA 08174 Antioquia San Rafael 6.28033 -75.04346 1233 MHUAA 06686 Antioquia San Roque 6.49774 -74.95490 1074 MHUAA 06687 Antioquia San Roque 6.49774 -74.95490 1074 MHUAA 07138 Antioquia San Roque 6.40684 -75.02533 1107 MHUAA 08624 Antioquia San Roque 6.47147 -74.85585 1108 MHUAA 08618 Antioquia San Roque 6.47192 -74.88449 1172 MHUAA 08595 Antioquia Santa R. de Osos 6.57869 -75.29236 1346 MHUAA 08593 Antioquia Santa R. de Osos 6.57975 -75.29783 1453 MHUAA 08594 Antioquia Santa R. de Osos 6.57975 -75.29783 1453 MHUAA 08012 Antioquia Urrao 6.40340 -76.29003 959 MHUAA 08011 Antioquia Urrao 6.39946 -76.25956 1080 MHUAA 06866 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06867 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06869 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06877 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06878 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06879 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06880 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06883 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 04087 Antioquia Yarumal 7.06861 -75.41889 1720 MHUAA 01465 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 950 MHUAA 08162 Antioquia Yolombo 6.77641 -75.07880 963 MHUAA 08163 Antioquia Yolombo 6.77641 -75.07880 963 MHUAA 01161 Antioquia Yolombo 6.59793 -75.01852 1000 MHUAA 04484 Antioquia Yolombo 6.73600 -75.07583 1102 MHUAA 00775 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 06108 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 06109 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08018 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08019 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08020 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08021 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 04731 Antioquia Yolombo 6.73600 -75.07583 MHUAA 04859 Antioquia Yolombo 6.73600 -75.07583 MHUAA 07367 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07368 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07369 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07370 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07364 Bolivar Norosi 8.41318 -74.23162 885 MHUAA 07379 Bolivar Norosi 8.41318 -74.23162 885 MHUAA 01795 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01796 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01797 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01799 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01800 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01801 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01803 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01824 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01802 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1350 MHUAA 01794 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1400 MHUAA 02309 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1400 MHUAA 01804 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 850 MHUAA 01808 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 850 MHUAA 01805 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1075 MHUAA 01806 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01807 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01825 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01826 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01827 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01828 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 09861 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79158 -73.47604 1234 MHUAA 05494 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05495 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05496 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05497 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05498 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05499 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05500 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05501 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05502 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05509 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05510 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05511 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05512 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05513 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05507 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.88639 -73.36639 1314 MHUAA 05508 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.88639 -73.36639 1314 MHUAA 09851 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79363 -73.47725 1336 MHUAA 09858 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79363 -73.47725 1336 MHUAA 09776 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79277 -73.47946 1425 MHUAA 09772 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79299 -73.47943 1436 MHUAA 09788 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79499 -73.47968 1450 MHUAA 09836 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79677 -73.47838 1466 MHUAA 09837 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79677 -73.47838 1466 MHUAA 09843 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79677 -73.47838 1466 MHUAA 05503 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05504 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05505 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05506 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05639 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05640 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05641 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05642 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05643 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05644 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05645 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 GenBank accession numbers for the COI fragment used in this study. Species from the Pristimantis ridens series were obtained from Crawford et al. (2013; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1755-0998.12054/suppinfo). Species Voucher Locality COI Pristimantis erythropleura MHUAA 8112 Urrao, Antioquia KY652598 Pristimantis erythropleura MHUAA 8114 Urrao, Antioquia KY652599 Pristimantis erythropleura nrps0055 Valle del Cauca JN991372 Pristimantis erythropleura nrps0057 Valle del Cauca JN991373 Pristimantis erythropleura UVC15886 Valle del Cauca JN371127 Pristimantis erythropleura UVC15933 Valle del Cauca JN371126 Pristimantis penelopus AJC1344 Antioquia JN991389 Pristimantis penelopus EMM247 Antioquia JN991412 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 5494 Santander KY652600 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 5496 Santander KY652601 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 6686 Antioquia KY652602 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7127 Antioquia KY652603 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7131 Antioquia KY652604 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7132 Antioquia KY652605 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7138 Antioquia KY652606 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7139 Antioquia KY652607 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7367 Bolívar KY652608 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7368 Bolívar KY652609 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7379 Bolívar KY652610 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7422 Antioquia KY652611 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7785 Antioquia KY652612 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7788 Antioquia KY652613 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7789 Antioquia KY652614 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8011 Antioquia KY652615 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8290 Antioquia KY652616 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8519 Antioquia KY652617 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8649 Antioquia KY652618 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8650 Antioquia KY652619 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8978 Antioquia KY652620 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8979 Antioquia KY652621 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9430 Antioquia KY652622 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9788 Santander KY652623 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9837 Santander KY652624 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9843 Santander KY652625 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9861 Santander KY652626 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10463 Antioquia KY652627 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10487 Antioquia KY652628 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10502 Antioquia KY652629 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10506 Antioquia KY652630 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10560 Antioquia KY652631 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10724 Antioquia KY652632 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10725 Antioquia KY652633 Pristimantis viejas MHUAA 6597 Antioquia KY652634 Pristimantis viejas MHUAA 7119 Antioquia KY652635 ).

Phylogenetic analysis

We combined previously published COI sequences with the new sequences generated for this study to create a matrix with a total of 109 terminals (Supplementary Material SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL Voucher information of the Pristimantis penelopus specimens used in this study. VOUCHER DEPARTMENT MUNICIPALITY LATITUDE LONGITUDE ALTITUDE MHUAA 07037 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36699 -75.02892 1053 MHUAA 07126 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36804 -75.02556 1198 MHUAA 07128 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36699 -75.02892 1282 MHUAA 07132 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36699 -75.02892 1282 MHUAA 07422 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36930 -75.02520 1286 MHUAA 07424 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36930 -75.02520 1286 MHUAA 07425 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36930 -75.02520 1286 MHUAA 08495 Antioquia Alejandria 6.39128 -75.03640 1291 MHUAA 08498 Antioquia Alejandria 6.39128 -75.03640 1291 MHUAA 07127 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36888 -75.02544 1300 MHUAA 07131 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36888 -75.02544 1300 MHUAA 07139 Antioquia Alejandria 6.37236 -75.04374 1307 MHUAA 08227 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36725 -75.02723 1309 MHUAA 08487 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36725 -75.02723 1309 MHUAA 08489 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36725 -75.02723 1309 MHUAA 08588 Antioquia Alejandria 6.36728 -75.02697 1313 MHUAA 01168 Antioquia Amalfi 6.80900 -75.15150 900 MHUAA 01487 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 940 MHUAA 01427 Antioquia Amalfi 6.91194 -75.07833 980 MHUAA 01467 Antioquia Amalfi 6.91194 -75.07833 980 MHUAA 01486 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78950 -75.08003 1000 MHUAA 01160 Antioquia Amalfi 6.91194 -75.07833 1050 MHUAA 01967 Antioquia Amalfi 6.93860 -75.02917 1550 MHUAA 01968 Antioquia Amalfi 6.93860 -75.02917 1550 MHUAA 03082 Antioquia Amalfi 6.87361 -75.09881 1844 MHUAA 01973 Antioquia Amalfi 6.80289 -75.14575 1850 MHUAA 02440 Antioquia Amalfi 6.80289 -75.14575 1875 MHUAA 02441 Antioquia Amalfi 6.80289 -75.14575 1875 MHUAA 09430 Antioquia Amalfi 6.82106 -75.07454 1924 MHUAA 09436 Antioquia Amalfi 6.82090 -75.07452 1935 MHUAA 04485 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 04486 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 04490 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 04491 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 04492 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 04493 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 04494 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 04597 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78950 -75.08003 MHUAA 04734 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 05368 Antioquia Amalfi 6.97861 -75.04444 MHUAA 05371 Antioquia Amalfi 6.97861 -75.04444 MHUAA 06101 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 06102 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 06103 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 06104 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 00012 Antioquia Anori 7.07842 -75.15067 790 MHUAA 05233 Antioquia Anori 6.98500 -75.08972 875 MHUAA 05234 Antioquia Anori 6.98500 -75.08972 875 MHUAA 08571 Antioquia Anori 7.07833 -75.12333 1443 MHUAA 03942 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 1538 MHUAA 03943 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 1538 MHUAA 03944 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 1538 MHUAA 03955 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 1538 MHUAA 03956 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 1538 MHUAA 03957 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 1538 MHUAA 05563 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 1600 MHUAA 05564 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 1600 MHUAA 05565 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 1600 MHUAA 05566 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 1600 MHUAA 05350 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05352 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05353 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05354 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05355 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05547 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05551 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05557 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05558 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05559 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05569 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05570 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05571 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05572 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05573 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05574 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05575 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 05582 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 1650 MHUAA 08979 Antioquia Anori 6.98047 -75.13625 1723 MHUAA 05050 Antioquia Anori 6.98333 -75.13472 1728 MHUAA 04550 Antioquia Anori 6.98333 -75.13472 1732 MHUAA 04551 Antioquia Anori 6.98333 -75.13472 1732 MHUAA 04610 Antioquia Anori 6.98333 -75.13472 1732 MHUAA 08978 Antioquia Anori 6.97987 -75.13596 1764 MHUAA 03908 Antioquia Anori 6.98500 -75.14111 1787 MHUAA 03909 Antioquia Anori 6.98500 -75.14111 1787 MHUAA 03474 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03480 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03481 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03482 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03483 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03484 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03485 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03486 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03487 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03488 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03489 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03490 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03491 Antioquia Anori 6.98333 -75.13472 MHUAA 03492 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 03938 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 03939 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 03940 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 03941 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 03958 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 03959 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 03960 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 03961 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 03962 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 04272 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 04273 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 04274 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 04275 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 04276 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 04277 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 04552 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 04553 Antioquia Anori 6.98778 -75.14330 MHUAA 05147 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 MHUAA 05580 Antioquia Anori 6.97830 -75.11110 MHUAA 08290 Antioquia Briceno 7.12059 -75.63442 1139 MHUAA 08292 Antioquia Briceno 7.12060 -75.64030 1230 MHUAA 08649 Antioquia Canasgordas 6.79170 -76.06717 1055 MHUAA 08650 Antioquia Canasgordas 6.76353 -76.02791 1278 MHUAA 06770 Antioquia Chigorodo 7.52110 -76.59020 56 MHUAA 07785 Antioquia Chigorodo 7.52509 -76.59398 94 MHUAA 07788 Antioquia Chigorodo 7.52509 -76.59398 94 MHUAA 07789 Antioquia Chigorodo 7.52509 -76.59398 94 MHUAA 07790 Antioquia Chigorodo 7.52509 -76.59398 94 MHUAA 07791 Antioquia Chigorodo 7.52509 -76.59398 94 MHUAA 07794 Antioquia Chigorodo 7.52509 -76.59398 94 MHUAA 07796 Antioquia Chigorodo 7.52509 -76.59398 94 MHUAA 07101 Antioquia Cisneros 6.53770 -75.12575 1368 MHUAA 07100 Antioquia Cisneros 6.53785 -75.12635 1381 MHUAA 08519 Antioquia Cocorna 6.00215 -75.09375 988 MHUAA 07276 Antioquia Don Matias 6.51181 -75.25195 1130 MHUAA 07277 Antioquia Don Matias 6.51181 -75.25195 1130 MHUAA 07280 Antioquia Don Matias 6.51181 -75.25195 1130 MHUAA 07281 Antioquia Don Matias 6.51181 -75.25195 1130 MHUAA 07282 Antioquia Don Matias 6.51181 -75.25195 1130 MHUAA 10260 Antioquia Carmen de V. 6.02675 -75.22936 1835 MHUAA 05212 Antioquia Girardota 6.40633 -75.44472 1521 MHUAA 06639 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1080 MHUAA 06642 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1080 MHUAA 07146 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1080 MHUAA 07147 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1080 MHUAA 07649 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1085 MHUAA 05834 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1093 MHUAA 05967 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1093 MHUAA 05971 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1093 MHUAA 05973 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1093 MHUAA 08673 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58139 -75.19623 1093 MHUAA 08165 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58151 -75.19761 1103 MHUAA 08166 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58151 -75.19761 1103 MHUAA 08168 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58151 -75.19761 1103 MHUAA 05726 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 MHUAA 06276 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 MHUAA 06284 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 MHUAA 06287 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 MHUAA 08296 Antioquia Granada 6.10671 -75.08196 1197 MHUAA 04811 Antioquia Maceo 6.54690 -74.64360 500 MHUAA 04753 Antioquia Mutata 7.20231 -76.44225 217 MHUAA 06918 Antioquia Remedios 896 MHUAA 06916 Antioquia Remedios MHUAA 08209 Antioquia San Carlos 6.19570 -74.81670 613 MHUAA 07074 Antioquia San Carlos 6.21561 -74.81189 795 MHUAA 07134 Antioquia San Carlos 6.20671 -74.85500 824 MHUAA 07213 Antioquia San Carlos 6.21678 -74.86497 851 MHUAA 07142 Antioquia San Carlos 6.20441 -74.85477 858 MHUAA 08295 Antioquia San Carlos 6.13667 -75.05630 1342 MHUAA 09748 Antioquia San Rafael 6.28365 -74.92393 934 MHUAA 09735 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32809 -75.01195 1008 MHUAA 09727 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32860 -75.01146 1010 MHUAA 09737 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32865 -75.01147 1013 MHUAA 09733 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32831 -75.01188 1023 MHUAA 07034 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 07035 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 07036 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 07059 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 07060 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 09725 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32834 -75.01184 1032 MHUAA 09734 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32866 -75.01155 1034 MHUAA 09721 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32820 -75.01186 1039 MHUAA 09722 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32820 -75.01186 1039 MHUAA 09736 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32820 -75.01186 1039 MHUAA 09760 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29817 -74.91981 1151 MHUAA 09756 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29771 -74.91969 1161 MHUAA 09753 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29698 -74.91936 1173 MHUAA 09754 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29647 -74.91934 1193 MHUAA 08172 Antioquia San Rafael 6.28033 -75.04346 1233 MHUAA 08173 Antioquia San Rafael 6.28033 -75.04346 1233 MHUAA 08174 Antioquia San Rafael 6.28033 -75.04346 1233 MHUAA 06686 Antioquia San Roque 6.49774 -74.95490 1074 MHUAA 06687 Antioquia San Roque 6.49774 -74.95490 1074 MHUAA 07138 Antioquia San Roque 6.40684 -75.02533 1107 MHUAA 08624 Antioquia San Roque 6.47147 -74.85585 1108 MHUAA 08618 Antioquia San Roque 6.47192 -74.88449 1172 MHUAA 08595 Antioquia Santa R. de Osos 6.57869 -75.29236 1346 MHUAA 08593 Antioquia Santa R. de Osos 6.57975 -75.29783 1453 MHUAA 08594 Antioquia Santa R. de Osos 6.57975 -75.29783 1453 MHUAA 08012 Antioquia Urrao 6.40340 -76.29003 959 MHUAA 08011 Antioquia Urrao 6.39946 -76.25956 1080 MHUAA 06866 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06867 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06869 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06877 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06878 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06879 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06880 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06883 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 04087 Antioquia Yarumal 7.06861 -75.41889 1720 MHUAA 01465 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 950 MHUAA 08162 Antioquia Yolombo 6.77641 -75.07880 963 MHUAA 08163 Antioquia Yolombo 6.77641 -75.07880 963 MHUAA 01161 Antioquia Yolombo 6.59793 -75.01852 1000 MHUAA 04484 Antioquia Yolombo 6.73600 -75.07583 1102 MHUAA 00775 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 06108 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 06109 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08018 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08019 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08020 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08021 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 04731 Antioquia Yolombo 6.73600 -75.07583 MHUAA 04859 Antioquia Yolombo 6.73600 -75.07583 MHUAA 07367 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07368 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07369 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07370 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07364 Bolivar Norosi 8.41318 -74.23162 885 MHUAA 07379 Bolivar Norosi 8.41318 -74.23162 885 MHUAA 01795 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01796 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01797 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01799 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01800 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01801 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01803 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01824 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01802 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1350 MHUAA 01794 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1400 MHUAA 02309 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1400 MHUAA 01804 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 850 MHUAA 01808 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 850 MHUAA 01805 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1075 MHUAA 01806 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01807 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01825 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01826 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01827 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01828 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 09861 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79158 -73.47604 1234 MHUAA 05494 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05495 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05496 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05497 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05498 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05499 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05500 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05501 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05502 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05509 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05510 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05511 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05512 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05513 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05507 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.88639 -73.36639 1314 MHUAA 05508 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.88639 -73.36639 1314 MHUAA 09851 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79363 -73.47725 1336 MHUAA 09858 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79363 -73.47725 1336 MHUAA 09776 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79277 -73.47946 1425 MHUAA 09772 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79299 -73.47943 1436 MHUAA 09788 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79499 -73.47968 1450 MHUAA 09836 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79677 -73.47838 1466 MHUAA 09837 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79677 -73.47838 1466 MHUAA 09843 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79677 -73.47838 1466 MHUAA 05503 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05504 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05505 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05506 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05639 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05640 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05641 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05642 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05643 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05644 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05645 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 GenBank accession numbers for the COI fragment used in this study. Species from the Pristimantis ridens series were obtained from Crawford et al. (2013; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1755-0998.12054/suppinfo). Species Voucher Locality COI Pristimantis erythropleura MHUAA 8112 Urrao, Antioquia KY652598 Pristimantis erythropleura MHUAA 8114 Urrao, Antioquia KY652599 Pristimantis erythropleura nrps0055 Valle del Cauca JN991372 Pristimantis erythropleura nrps0057 Valle del Cauca JN991373 Pristimantis erythropleura UVC15886 Valle del Cauca JN371127 Pristimantis erythropleura UVC15933 Valle del Cauca JN371126 Pristimantis penelopus AJC1344 Antioquia JN991389 Pristimantis penelopus EMM247 Antioquia JN991412 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 5494 Santander KY652600 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 5496 Santander KY652601 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 6686 Antioquia KY652602 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7127 Antioquia KY652603 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7131 Antioquia KY652604 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7132 Antioquia KY652605 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7138 Antioquia KY652606 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7139 Antioquia KY652607 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7367 Bolívar KY652608 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7368 Bolívar KY652609 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7379 Bolívar KY652610 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7422 Antioquia KY652611 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7785 Antioquia KY652612 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7788 Antioquia KY652613 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7789 Antioquia KY652614 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8011 Antioquia KY652615 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8290 Antioquia KY652616 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8519 Antioquia KY652617 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8649 Antioquia KY652618 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8650 Antioquia KY652619 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8978 Antioquia KY652620 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8979 Antioquia KY652621 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9430 Antioquia KY652622 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9788 Santander KY652623 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9837 Santander KY652624 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9843 Santander KY652625 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9861 Santander KY652626 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10463 Antioquia KY652627 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10487 Antioquia KY652628 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10502 Antioquia KY652629 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10506 Antioquia KY652630 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10560 Antioquia KY652631 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10724 Antioquia KY652632 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10725 Antioquia KY652633 Pristimantis viejas MHUAA 6597 Antioquia KY652634 Pristimantis viejas MHUAA 7119 Antioquia KY652635 ). (Pinto-Sánchez et al., 2014PINTO-SÁNCHEZ, N.R.; CRAWFORD, A.J. & WIENS, J.J. 2014. Using historical biogeography to test for community saturation. Ecology Letters, 17:1077-1085. DOI.) and later (Padial et al., 2014PADIAL, J.M.; GRANT, T. & FROST, D. 2014. Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria. Zootaxa, 3825:1-132. DOI.) incorrectly included in their phylogenetic analyses the voucher AJC1344 (MHUAA48119) as Pristimantis paisa. However, after specimen examination and a molecular analysis, we unambiguously identified this specimen as Pristimantis penelopus. We used their phylogenetic hypotheses to determine the taxon sampling for our genetic analysis. We included available intraspecific sampling for the species most closely related to P. penelopus: P. erythropleura, P. cruentus (Peters, 1873PETERS, W.C.H. 1873. Über eine neue Schildrötenart, Cinosternon Effeldtii und einige andere neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1873:603-618.), P. latidiscus (Boulenger, 1898BOULENGER, G.A. 1898. An account of the reptiles and batrachians collected by Mr. W.F.H. Rosenberg in Western Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1898:107-126.), and P. museosus (Ibáñez et al., 1994IBÁÑEZ, R.; JARAMILLO, C.A. & AROSEMENA, F.A. 1994. A new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Panamá. Amphibia-Reptilia, 15:337-341. DOI.). This group represents the P. ridens series sensu (Padial et al., 2014PADIAL, J.M.; GRANT, T. & FROST, D. 2014. Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria. Zootaxa, 3825:1-132. DOI.). Based on (Pinto-Sánchez et al., 2014PADIAL, J.M.; GRANT, T. & FROST, D. 2014. Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria. Zootaxa, 3825:1-132. DOI.) and our preliminary analyses with the entire genus, we used Pristimantis viejas as the outgroup. We simultaneously inferred the best model of evolution and the Maximum Likelihood tree using the program IQ-TREE (Nguyen et al., 2015NGUYEN, L.T.; SCHMIDT, H.A.; VON HAESELER, A. & MINH, B.Q. 2015. IQ-TREE: A fast and effective stochastic algorithm for estimating maximum likelihood phylogenies. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 32:268-274. DOI.). Nodal support was estimated using the ultrafast bootstrap implemented in IQ-TREE (Minh et al., 2013MINH, B.Q.; NGUYEN, M.A.T. & VON HAESELER, A. 2013. Ultrafast approximation for phylogenetic bootstrap. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 30:1188-1195.). In addition, we inferred a Bayesian phylogenetic tree using the Markov chain Monte Carlo method implemented in the program BEAST 1.8.3 (Drummond et al., 2012DRUMMOND, A.J.; SUCHARD, M.A.; XIE, D. & RAMBAUT, A. 2012. Bayesian phylogenetics with BEAUti and the BEAST 1.7 Molecular Biology and Evolution, 29:1969-1973. DOI.). We implemented the GTR+G+I model of evolution for the entire dataset as suggested by IQ-TREE. We initiated two independent runs from a starting random tree for 10 million generations sampling every 1,000 generations. On each run, the first two million generations were discarded as burn-in and the remaining samples were combined. Nodal support as Bayesian posterior probabilities were annotated on the maximum clade credibility tree.

Population genetic analysis

A haplotype network of P. penelopus samples was obtained using the median joining method (Bandelt et al., 1999BANDELT, H.; FORSTER, P. & RÖHL, A. 1999. Median-joining networks for inferring intraspecific phylogenies. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 16:37-48.) implemented in the program PopART (Leigh, 2016LEIGH, J. 2016. PopArt Version 1.7. Available from http://popart.otago.ac.nz.
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). In PopART, we implemented an AMOVA test (Excoffier et al., 1992EXCOFFIER, L.; SMOUSE, P.E. & QUATTRO, J.M. 1992. Analysis of molecular variance inferred from metric distances among DNA haplotypes: application to human mitochondrial DNA restriction data. Genetics, 131:479-491.) to stablish the molecular variation among geographic region, among localities and within localities. Uncorrected genetic distances among populations and within P. penelopus were estimated in Mega (Kumar et al., 2016KUMAR, S.; STECHER, G. & TAMURA, K. 2016. MEGA7: Molecular evolutionary genetics analysis. Version 7.0 for bigger datasets. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 33(7):1870-1874.). The correlation between geographic and genetic distances was determined using a Mantel test with randomization, which tests for significance of a regression using a randomized permutation procedure to account for the potential non-independence among samples (Wang, 2013WANG, I.J. 2013. Examining the full effects of landscape heterogeneity on spatial genetic variation: A multiple matrix regression approach for quantifying geographic and ecological isolation. Evolution, 67:3403-3411. DOI.). This method was implemented in zt with 10,000 permutations (Bonnet & de Peer, 2002BONNET, E. & VAN DE PEER, Y. 2002. Zt: A software tool for simple and partial Mantel tests. Journal of Statistical Software, 7:1-12. DOI.).

Environmental niche modeling

We compiled occurrence records for P. penelopus as we mentioned before and only used for niche modeling those records corroborated by us using morphological and genetic data (53 unique locality records, Table 1). We buffered (~ 225 km of radius) each occurrence points to delimitate the background area to calibrate our niche model. We generated potential geographical distributions for this species using several algorithms (e.g., GAM, GLM, Maxent, Mars, SVM) implemented in the sdm R package (Naimi & Aráujo, 2016NAIMI, B. & ARAÚJO, M. 2016. Sdm: a reproducible and extensible R platform for species distribution modeling. Ecography, 39:368-375.) using 10 replicates of subsampling splitting occurrence data in 70% for training and 30% for testing. We used only 11 of 19 bioclimatic variables which were the least correlated between them (bio1, bio2, bio3, bio4, bio8, bio9, bio12, bio15, bio16, bio17, bio19). The best model was selected as the one that maximizes validation metrics of both: Area under the curve (AUC) and the True Skill Statistics (TSS) (Allouche et al., 2006ALLOUCHE, O.; TSOAR, A. & KADMON, R. 2006. Assessing the accuracy of species distribution models: Prevalence, kappa and the true skill statistic (TSS). Journal of Applied Ecology, 43:1223-1232. DOI.). The best model was one generated by Maxent and we reclassified this to a binary prediction (i.e., presence-absence) using the minimum training presence threshold. We calculated the potential presence area (km²) using ArcMap 10.2 (ESRI, 2011ESRI. 2011. ArcGIS Desktop: Release 10. Available from Environmental Systems Research Institute. Redlands, USA.).

Table 1
Number of individuals, haplotypes and localities by geographic region of Pristimantis penelopus.

RESULTS

The aligned matrix included 688 sites. Phylogenetic relationships within the P. ridens series is in agreement with previous studies (Padial et al., 2014PADIAL, J.M.; GRANT, T. & FROST, D. 2014. Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria. Zootaxa, 3825:1-132. DOI.; Pinto-Sánchez et al., 2014). Pristimantis penelopus is recovered as monophyletic and its sister species is P. erythropleura (Fig. 2). Maximum likelihood and Bayesian trees show a phylogeographic structure in P. penelopus where the regions west of Cordillera Occidental, Bolivar, Santander and Antioquia represent different clades. However, two haplotypes from Antioquia are more related to Santander and Bolivar respectively (Fig. 2).

Figure 2
(Left) Maximum clade credibility tree depicting the phylogenetic position of Pristimantis penelopus within the P. ridens series. Numbers on nodes indicate posterior probabilities. Numbers below nodes represent nodal support using the ultrafast bootstrap (see methods). Asterisks indicate nodal support above 95% in both Bayesian and ML methods. (Right) Haplotype network based on 460 bp of the COI region. Numbers of mutational steps are shown on the lines connecting haplotypes. Colors refer to geographic locations shown in Figure 1.

For the intraspecific variation analyses we used a matrix with 460 base pairs of COI obtained from 34 individuals. A total of 42 variable nucleotide sites were found with no insertions or deletions and 18 different haplotypes were identified. All haplotypes were restricted to a single geographic region and we did not find dominant haplotypes. The median-joining network showed a pattern with phylogeographic structure in accordance with the phylogenetic tree (Fig. 2). The AMOVA results for the five geographic regions estimated that 64.7% of the genetic variation occurred among geographic regions, 33.8% among localities and 1.6% within populations. The genetic variation we found follows an isolation by distance pattern (IBD; r = 0.77, P < 0.0001). The mean genetic distance between geographic regions ranged from 2.3% and 3.5% (Table 2).

Table 2
Uncorrected genetic distances among Pristimantis penelopus populations based on a 688 bp fragment of the mitochondrial gene COI. Numbers on the diagonal represent the intraspecific variation.

The potential geographic distribution of Pristimantis penelopus encompass the central and northern Andes in Colombian and southern Venezuela (Fig. 4). Its distribution area estimated from the environmental niche model is ~ 191535 km². The model has a relative good performance (AUC = 0.93; TSS = 0.77).

Figure 3
Phenotypic variation of Pristimantis penelopus across its distribution. Localitites are shown in Appendix 1.

Figure 4
Potential distribution of Pristimantis penelopus based on ecological niche modeling (red). Yellow dots represents occurrence localities used to calibrate the model. See main text for details.

DISCUSSION

Piristimantis penelopus distribution has been restricted to the sub-Andean forests of the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central in Antioquia and Caldas Departments (Lynch & Rueda-Almonacid, 1999LYNCH, J.D. & RUEDA-ALMONACID, J.V. 1999. New species of frogs from low and moderate elevations from the Caldas transect of the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 23:307-314.; Bernal & Lynch, 2008BERNAL, M.H. & LYNCH, J.D. 2008. Review and analysis of altitudinal distribution of the Andean anurans in Colombia. Zootaxa, 1826:1-25. DOI.) at elevations between 1,180 to 1,500 m. Several authors (Castro et al., 2004CASTRO, F.; HERRERA, M.I. & LYNCH, J.D. 2004. Pristimantis penelopus. In: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. Available from Available from www.iucnredlist.org/details/56841/0 . Accessed in: 10/2016.
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; Stuart et al., 2008STUART, S.N.; HOFFMANN, M.; CHANSON, J.; COX, N.; BERRIDGE, R.; RAMANI, P. & YOUNG, B. 2008. Threatened Amphibians of the World. Barcelona, Lynx Editions. 151p.; Llano-Mejía et al., 2010LLANO-MEJÍA, J.; CORTÉS-GÓMEZ, A.M. & CASTRO-HERRERA, F. 2010. Lista de anfibios y reptiles del departamento del Tolima, Colombia. Biota Colombiana, 11:89-106.) mentioned the presence of P. penelopus in Tolima department but no voucher specimens support its presence. Combining specimen examination, genetic analysis, and niche modeling, we show that Pristimantis penelopus is distributed along the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central in Caldas and Antioquia, the western flank of the Cordillera Oriental in Santander, north of Serranía San Lucas in Bolívar, and the western flank of the Cordillera Central in Antioquia. Our findings expand the known distribution 258 kilometers north, 200 km east and 223 km northwest relative to the closest edge in the previously known distribution range for the species (Fig. 4). Altitudinal distribution is also extended as the original range changed from 1,180-1,500 m to 94-1,720 m.

We present molecular evidence that allows us to clarify the phylogenetic position of Pristimantis penelopus, the interpopulation genetic variation, and the distribution range. Phylogenetic relationships within Pristimantis are still incompletely understood because of the lack of adequate taxon sampling and the high levels of cryptic diversity and taxonomic complexity in this highly diverse clade (Fig. 3; Rivera-Correa & Daza, 2016RIVERA-CORREA, M. & DAZA, J.M. 2016. Molecular phylogenetics of the Pristimanstis lacrimosus species group (Anura: Craugastoridae) with the description of a new species from Colombia. Acta Herpetologica, 11:31-45. DOI.). Although we used only a fragment of the mitochondrial genome to determine the phylogenetic position of P. penelopus, our results are in agree with the more extensive sampling of taxa and genes in a large Pristimantis phylogeny (i.e.,Pinto-Sánchez et al. 2014PINTO-SÁNCHEZ, N.R.; CRAWFORD, A.J. & WIENS, J.J. 2014. Using historical biogeography to test for community saturation. Ecology Letters, 17:1077-1085. DOI.). The sister species to P. penelopus is P. erythropleura (Boulenger, 1896BOULENGER, G.A. 1896. Descriptions of new reptiles and batrachians from Colombia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series, 6(17):16-21.). This later species is distributed mainly on the western flank of the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia at elevations from 1,200-2,600 m (Frost, 2016FROST, D.R. 2016. Amphibian species of the world: an online reference. Version 6.0. (Junuary 2017) Available from http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. New York, American Museum of Natural History.
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). The genetic variation within Pristimantis species in the P. ridens group are fairly similar (Fig. 2).

The presence of a distinct clade in the lowlands of the western flank on the Cordillera Occidental suggest that a potential phylogeographic break might occur between the Chocó and the Magdalena lowlands, likely due to a conspicuous geographical/ecological barrier hard to delimitate. In some cases, this putative break would result in sister species on both sides of the barrier (e.g., Allobates talamancae and Allobates niputidea, Agalychnis callidryas and Agalychnis terranova). In contrast, western and eastern populations of Pristimantis penelopus correspond to the same species as the observed intraspecific variation is similar to the one found in other Pristimantis species (Crawford et al., 2010CRAWFORD, A.J.; LIPS, K.R. & BERMINGHAM, E. 2010. Epidemic disease decimates amphibian abundance, species diversity, and evolutionary history in the highlands of central Panama. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107:13777-13782.; García-R. et al., 2012GARCÍA-R., J.C.; CRAWFORD, A.J.; MENDOZA, Á.M.; OSPINA, O.; CARDENAS, H. & CASTRO, F. 2012. Comparative phylogeography of direct-developing frogs (Anura: Craugastoridae: Pristimantis) in the southern Andes of Colombia. PLoS One, 7:e46077.; Fig. 2). Although we do not have quantitative measures of morphological variation across this break, specimen examination also indicates that populations from both sides represent one single species. More sampling effort in the northern cordilleras Occidental and Central and the Cauca canyon will illuminate the presence and location of this hypothetical phylogeographic break and its role in species divergence.

Pristimantis penelopus is currently categorized as a Vulnerable species (VU B1ab (iii)). Before our study, fewer than ten localities are known for the species and the extent of occurrence (EOO) was less than 20,000 km². In addition, the species has been considered to be rare and restricted to mature forest (Castro et al., 2004CASTRO, F.; HERRERA, M.I. & LYNCH, J.D. 2004. Pristimantis penelopus. In: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. Available from Available from www.iucnredlist.org/details/56841/0 . Accessed in: 10/2016.
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). The continued decline in the extent and quality of its habitat across its range was considered an indirect evidence of population decline. Our results show that P. penelopus occurs in at least 26 localities and the EOO is more than seven times larger than originally considered. The species has been found in secondary forests, and all specimens deposited in the MHUA collection provide indirect evidence that the species is not rare. Therefore, based on our results, we suggest that this species is assigned to the Least Concern category according to IUCN guidelines.

CONCLUSION

Our findings highlight the need for thorough sampling in poorly studied regions in the Neotropics. Taxonomic studies using multiple lines of evidence (morphology, genetics and environmental suitability) are necessary to uncover geographic structure and distributional ranges of poorly known amphibians. Lastly, conservation biology should not only deal with enhancing the persistence of local and rare populations but also by exploring undersampled areas that might lead to discover new populations and in turn will decrease the extinction risks of the species across its distribution.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The study was funded by ISAGEN and the Grupo Herpetológico de Antioquia under contract 47/574. We thank E. Alzate, F. Grisales and J.P. Hurtado for providing photographs. C. Muñoz and J. Fang helped in the genetic data generation. We thank students and researchers associated to the MHUA who after the years have collected the largest voucher dataset for this species.

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SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

Voucher information of the Pristimantis penelopus specimens used in this study.

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6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 04597 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78950 -75.08003 MHUAA 04734 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 05368 Antioquia Amalfi 6.97861 -75.04444 MHUAA 05371 Antioquia Amalfi 6.97861 -75.04444 MHUAA 06101 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 06102 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 06103 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 06104 Antioquia Amalfi 6.78605 -75.13393 MHUAA 00012 Antioquia Anori 7.07842 -75.15067 790 MHUAA 05233 Antioquia Anori 6.98500 -75.08972 875 MHUAA 05234 Antioquia Anori 6.98500 -75.08972 875 MHUAA 08571 Antioquia Anori 7.07833 -75.12333 1443 MHUAA 03942 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 1538 MHUAA 03943 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 1538 MHUAA 03944 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 1538 MHUAA 03955 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 1538 MHUAA 03956 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 1538 MHUAA 03957 Antioquia Anori 6.81296 -75.05954 1538 MHUAA 05563 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 1600 MHUAA 05564 Antioquia Anori 6.98690 -75.13750 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07282 Antioquia Don Matias 6.51181 -75.25195 1130 MHUAA 10260 Antioquia Carmen de V. 6.02675 -75.22936 1835 MHUAA 05212 Antioquia Girardota 6.40633 -75.44472 1521 MHUAA 06639 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1080 MHUAA 06642 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1080 MHUAA 07146 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1080 MHUAA 07147 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1080 MHUAA 07649 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1085 MHUAA 05834 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1093 MHUAA 05967 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1093 MHUAA 05971 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1093 MHUAA 05973 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 1093 MHUAA 08673 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58139 -75.19623 1093 MHUAA 08165 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58151 -75.19761 1103 MHUAA 08166 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58151 -75.19761 1103 MHUAA 08168 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58151 -75.19761 1103 MHUAA 05726 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 MHUAA 06276 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 MHUAA 06284 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 MHUAA 06287 Antioquia Gomez Plata 6.58472 -75.19889 MHUAA 08296 Antioquia Granada 6.10671 -75.08196 1197 MHUAA 04811 Antioquia Maceo 6.54690 -74.64360 500 MHUAA 04753 Antioquia Mutata 7.20231 -76.44225 217 MHUAA 06918 Antioquia Remedios 896 MHUAA 06916 Antioquia Remedios MHUAA 08209 Antioquia San Carlos 6.19570 -74.81670 613 MHUAA 07074 Antioquia San Carlos 6.21561 -74.81189 795 MHUAA 07134 Antioquia San Carlos 6.20671 -74.85500 824 MHUAA 07213 Antioquia San Carlos 6.21678 -74.86497 851 MHUAA 07142 Antioquia San Carlos 6.20441 -74.85477 858 MHUAA 08295 Antioquia San Carlos 6.13667 -75.05630 1342 MHUAA 09748 Antioquia San Rafael 6.28365 -74.92393 934 MHUAA 09735 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32809 -75.01195 1008 MHUAA 09727 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32860 -75.01146 1010 MHUAA 09737 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32865 -75.01147 1013 MHUAA 09733 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32831 -75.01188 1023 MHUAA 07034 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 07035 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 07036 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 07059 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 07060 Antioquia San Rafael 6.34818 -75.00237 1030 MHUAA 09725 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32834 -75.01184 1032 MHUAA 09734 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32866 -75.01155 1034 MHUAA 09721 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32820 -75.01186 1039 MHUAA 09722 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32820 -75.01186 1039 MHUAA 09736 Antioquia San Rafael 6.32820 -75.01186 1039 MHUAA 09760 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29817 -74.91981 1151 MHUAA 09756 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29771 -74.91969 1161 MHUAA 09753 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29698 -74.91936 1173 MHUAA 09754 Antioquia San Rafael 6.29647 -74.91934 1193 MHUAA 08172 Antioquia San Rafael 6.28033 -75.04346 1233 MHUAA 08173 Antioquia San Rafael 6.28033 -75.04346 1233 MHUAA 08174 Antioquia San Rafael 6.28033 -75.04346 1233 MHUAA 06686 Antioquia San Roque 6.49774 -74.95490 1074 MHUAA 06687 Antioquia San Roque 6.49774 -74.95490 1074 MHUAA 07138 Antioquia San Roque 6.40684 -75.02533 1107 MHUAA 08624 Antioquia San Roque 6.47147 -74.85585 1108 MHUAA 08618 Antioquia San Roque 6.47192 -74.88449 1172 MHUAA 08595 Antioquia Santa R. de Osos 6.57869 -75.29236 1346 MHUAA 08593 Antioquia Santa R. de Osos 6.57975 -75.29783 1453 MHUAA 08594 Antioquia Santa R. de Osos 6.57975 -75.29783 1453 MHUAA 08012 Antioquia Urrao 6.40340 -76.29003 959 MHUAA 08011 Antioquia Urrao 6.39946 -76.25956 1080 MHUAA 06866 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06867 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06869 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06877 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06878 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06879 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06880 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 06883 Antioquia Yarumal 7.07592 -75.42171 1520 MHUAA 04087 Antioquia Yarumal 7.06861 -75.41889 1720 MHUAA 01465 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 950 MHUAA 08162 Antioquia Yolombo 6.77641 -75.07880 963 MHUAA 08163 Antioquia Yolombo 6.77641 -75.07880 963 MHUAA 01161 Antioquia Yolombo 6.59793 -75.01852 1000 MHUAA 04484 Antioquia Yolombo 6.73600 -75.07583 1102 MHUAA 00775 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 06108 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 06109 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08018 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08019 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08020 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 08021 Antioquia Yolombo 6.76241 -75.09489 1115 MHUAA 04731 Antioquia Yolombo 6.73600 -75.07583 MHUAA 04859 Antioquia Yolombo 6.73600 -75.07583 MHUAA 07367 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07368 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07369 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07370 Bolivar Norosi 8.41510 -74.22115 881 MHUAA 07364 Bolivar Norosi 8.41318 -74.23162 885 MHUAA 07379 Bolivar Norosi 8.41318 -74.23162 885 MHUAA 01795 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01796 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01797 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01799 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01800 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01801 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01803 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01824 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1300 MHUAA 01802 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1350 MHUAA 01794 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1400 MHUAA 02309 Santander Betulia 6.95339 -73.31842 1400 MHUAA 01804 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 850 MHUAA 01808 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 850 MHUAA 01805 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1075 MHUAA 01806 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01807 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01825 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01826 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01827 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 01828 Santander C. de Chucuri 6.63958 -73.55200 1080 MHUAA 09861 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79158 -73.47604 1234 MHUAA 05494 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05495 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05496 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05497 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05498 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05499 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05500 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05501 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05502 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05509 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05510 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05511 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05512 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05513 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.87667 -73.38528 1258 MHUAA 05507 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.88639 -73.36639 1314 MHUAA 05508 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.88639 -73.36639 1314 MHUAA 09851 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79363 -73.47725 1336 MHUAA 09858 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79363 -73.47725 1336 MHUAA 09776 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79277 -73.47946 1425 MHUAA 09772 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79299 -73.47943 1436 MHUAA 09788 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79499 -73.47968 1450 MHUAA 09836 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79677 -73.47838 1466 MHUAA 09837 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79677 -73.47838 1466 MHUAA 09843 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.79677 -73.47838 1466 MHUAA 05503 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05504 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05505 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05506 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05639 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05640 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05641 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05642 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05643 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05644 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692 MHUAA 05645 Santander San V. de Chucuri 6.84333 -73.36917 1692

GenBank accession numbers for the COI fragment used in this study. Species from the Pristimantis ridens series were obtained from Crawford et al. (2013; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1755-0998.12054/suppinfo).

Species Voucher Locality COI Pristimantis erythropleura MHUAA 8112 Urrao, Antioquia KY652598 Pristimantis erythropleura MHUAA 8114 Urrao, Antioquia KY652599 Pristimantis erythropleura nrps0055 Valle del Cauca JN991372 Pristimantis erythropleura nrps0057 Valle del Cauca JN991373 Pristimantis erythropleura UVC15886 Valle del Cauca JN371127 Pristimantis erythropleura UVC15933 Valle del Cauca JN371126 Pristimantis penelopus AJC1344 Antioquia JN991389 Pristimantis penelopus EMM247 Antioquia JN991412 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 5494 Santander KY652600 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 5496 Santander KY652601 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 6686 Antioquia KY652602 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7127 Antioquia KY652603 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7131 Antioquia KY652604 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7132 Antioquia KY652605 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7138 Antioquia KY652606 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7139 Antioquia KY652607 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7367 Bolívar KY652608 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7368 Bolívar KY652609 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7379 Bolívar KY652610 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7422 Antioquia KY652611 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7785 Antioquia KY652612 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7788 Antioquia KY652613 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 7789 Antioquia KY652614 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8011 Antioquia KY652615 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8290 Antioquia KY652616 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8519 Antioquia KY652617 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8649 Antioquia KY652618 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8650 Antioquia KY652619 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8978 Antioquia KY652620 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 8979 Antioquia KY652621 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9430 Antioquia KY652622 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9788 Santander KY652623 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9837 Santander KY652624 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9843 Santander KY652625 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 9861 Santander KY652626 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10463 Antioquia KY652627 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10487 Antioquia KY652628 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10502 Antioquia KY652629 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10506 Antioquia KY652630 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10560 Antioquia KY652631 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10724 Antioquia KY652632 Pristimantis penelopus MHUAA 10725 Antioquia KY652633 Pristimantis viejas MHUAA 6597 Antioquia KY652634 Pristimantis viejas MHUAA 7119 Antioquia KY652635

Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    June 2017

History

  • Received
    02 Feb 2017
  • Accepted
    16 Mar 2017
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