Uhlobo olusha lwexoxo lulotshwe ososayensi emithambekeni yeCerro Candelaria, Itholakala esifundazweni sase-Ecuadorian Tungurahua. Lokhu kutholwa, okuholwa ochwepheshe be-Ecominga Foundation, INABIO, i-San Francisco University of Quito, kanye ne-Amazon Regional University Ikiam, kuqinisa ukubaluleka kwe-Ecuador njengendawo ebalulekile yezinhlobonhlobo zezilwane zase-Andean. Lolu hlobo lwaqanjwa ngokuthi i-Osornophryne backshalli ukuhlonipha isazi semvelo saseBrithani esaziwayo uSteve Backshall, oye wasekela izenzo ezihlukahlukene zokongiwa kwemvelo esifundeni.
Lokhu okutholakele kushicilelwe kujenali yesayensi i-PeerJ futhi kulandela iminyaka yocwaningo lwesayensi yezitshalo kanye nesayensi yemvelo endaweni ephakeme yomfula i-Pastaza, indawo ebaluleke kakhulu emvelweni. I-Bearsapo kaSteve Backshall, njengoba yaziwa kanjalo, iyisibonelo esicacile sengcebo engakatholakali yamahlathi ase-Ecuador anamafu.
Izici ezihlukile zexoxo elisha
Izinhlobo ezintsha, i-Osornophryne backshalli, ziyaphawuleka ngenxa yazo usayizi omncane kanye nemininingwane ethile kakhulu ku-morphology yayoAbesilisa bafinyelela ubude obuphakathi kuka-22 no-29 mm, kanti abesifazane bangakala phakathi kuka-30 no-35 mm. Isikhumba saso somhume sinephethini yezinsumpa eziqinile, umbala onsundu womnqumo, onamachashaza aphuzi ahlabayo, kuyilapho isisu sibonisa ukuhlelwa kwamachashaza aphuzi angavamile kungemuva elinsundu ngokumnyama.
Esinye sezici ezivelele kakhulu zale amphibian i-papilla engunxantathu etholakala ekugcineni kwekhala, ehambisana nomugqa ongapheli wama-tubercles emaceleni angemuva. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uzwane lwesihlanu lwezitho zangemuva lufushane kakhulu uma luqhathaniswa nezinhlobo ezifanayo zohlobo olufanayo.
Uhlobo olukhethekile kuma-Andes nokuziphendukela kwemvelo kwawo
I-genus Osornophryne itholakala enyakatho ye-Andes yaseNingizimu Melika, nezinhlobo ezitholakala ezindaweni eziphakeme phakathi kwamamitha angu-2.000 kanye nezi-4.000 ezifundeni ezifana ne-Colombia ne-Ecuador. I-O. backshalli imele uhlobo lweshumi nambili olwaziwayo lohlobo futhi inweba ukusatshalaliswa kwayo ngale kwemikhawulo ebicatshangwa ngaphambilini, njengoMfula i-Pastaza, okwakukholelwa ukuthi wakha umgoqo ongenakunqotshwa we-biogeographic.
Umsebenzi wabacwaningi wawuhlanganisa izifundo ze-morphological enemininingwane, i-osteological kanye nokuhlaziywa kofuzo, okwaqinisekisa ukuthi lolu hlobo luyingxenye yeqembu le-Osornophryne macaw, eligcina ubuhlobo obuseduze nalo kodwa elinomehluko osobala we-anatomical kanye nemibala.
Indawo yokuhlala nokongiwa
Isele litholakala emahlathini amafu ahlala eluhlaza, ezindaweni eziphakeme phakathi kwamamitha angu-2.568 nezi-2.725 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle. Uhlobo lubonakala lunesibalo esincane sabantu, njengoba inani elilinganiselwe kuphela lezifanekiso eziye zabhalwa ngaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi yokuqapha endaweni.
Indawo ehlala kuyo yakhiwe uhlaza oluminyene lwesundu, izihlahla ezigcwele ama-epiphyte nogqinsi lukadoti wamaqabungaLezi zindawo zifakwe ezindaweni ezivikelekile njenge-Cerro Candelaria Reserve, ingxenye ye-Llanganates-Sangay Connectivity Corridor, kanye ne-Finca Palmonte, indawo yokulondoloza ezimele exhumene nohlelo lwe-Socio Bosque.
Uma kubhekwa ulwazi oluncane mayelana nenani labantu kanye nokusabalalisa, Uhlobo luhlongozwe ngokuthi “Ukuntula Kwedatha” (DD) ohlwini Olubomvu lwe-IUCNKodwa-ke, izindawo lapho irekhodwe khona njengamanje ziyazuza ekuvikelweni okusemthethweni nasezinhlelweni zomuntu ngamunye zokongiwa.
