Range extension of Catedral spiny-chest frog, Alsodes gargola Gallardo, 1970: a record in an unknown road of the Chilean Patagonia

Jorge  Mella-Romero; Jorge  Mella; Cristián Muñoz; Claudio Correa

doi:10.4067/S0717-65382022000100022

Vol. 86 No. 1 (2022), Short Communications

Vol. 86 No. 1 (2022)

Range extension of Catedral spiny-chest frog, Alsodes gargola Gallardo, 1970: a record in an unknown road of the Chilean Patagonia

Short Communications

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-65382022000100022

Published 2022-06-30

Jorge Mella-Romero⁺⁻
Jorge Mella⁺⁻
Cristián Muñoz⁺⁻
Claudio Correa⁺⁻

Jorge Mella-Romero

Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2619-984X

Jorge Mella

Cedrem Consultores, Santiago, Chile.

Cristián Muñoz

Consultora Cristian Muñoz Villouta, Santiago, Chile.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4001-7766

Claudio Correa

Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.

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Keywords

endangered species
Lago Carlota National Reserve
Lago Verde
Patagonian frogs
unknown roads

Abstract

This article reports the presence of Alsodes gargola Gallardo, 1970 in Paso Las Golondrinas, south of Lago Verde village, Aysén Region, Chile. To validate our finding, we made a phylogenetic analysis with the mitochondrial gene cytochrome b. This record extends the distribution range of this species, which inhabits Chile and Argentina, 130 km to the south. The finding emphasizes the importance of conducting samplings in little-known zones of Chilean Patagonia, especially in those that totally lack antecedents on their herpetofauna.

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-65382022000100022

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