Santiago R. Ron

Santiago R. Ron, Ecuadorian herpetologist. Specialized in Neotropical anurans.

Curator of Amphibians and Professor, Museo de Zoología and Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.

Taxon names authored

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54 taxon names authored by Santiago R. Ron

Publications

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2006

Guayasamin, J.M., Ron, S.R., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Lamar, W.W. & McCracken, S.F. 2006. A new species of frog of the Eleutherodactylus lacrimosus assemblage (Leptodactylidae) from the western Amazon basin, with comments on the utility of canopy surveys in lowland rainforest. Herpetologica 62(2): 191–202. JSTOR Reference page.

2012

Ron, S.R., Venegas, P.J., Toral, E., Read, M., Ortiz, D. & Manzano, A.L. 2012. Systematics of the Osteocephalus buckleyi species complex (Anura, Hylidae) from Ecuador and Peru. ZooKeys 229: 1–52. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.229.3580 Reference page.

2014

Almendáriz, A., Brito, J., Batallas, D. & Ron, S. 2014. Una especie nueva de rana arbórea del género Hyloscirtus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) de la Cordillera del Cóndor. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 54(4): 33–49. DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.04 Reference page.

2015

Fouquet, A., Orrico, V.G.D., Ernst, R., Blanc, M., Martinez, Q., Vacher, J-P., Rodrigues, M.T., Ouboter, P., Jairam, R. & Ron, S.R. 2015. A new Dendropsophus Fitzinger, 1843 (Anura: Hylidae) of the parviceps group from the lowlands of the Guiana Shield. Zootaxa 4052(1): 39–64. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.1.2 Reference page.
Ortega-Andrade, H.M., Rojas-Soto, O.R., Valencia, J.H., Espinosa de los Monteros, A., Morrone, J.J., Ron, S.R. & Cannatella, D.C. 2015. Insights from Integrative Systematics Reveal Cryptic Diversity in Pristimantis Frogs (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Upper Amazon Basin. PLoS ONE 10(11): e0143392. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143392 Reference page.
Ron, S.R., Mueses-Cisneros, J.J., Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P.D.A., Rojas-Rivera, A., Lynch, R.L., Rocha, C.F.D. & Galarza, G. 2015. Systematics of the endangered toad genus Andinophryne (Anura: Bufonidae): phylogenetic position and synonymy under the genus Rhaebo. Zootaxa 3947(3): 347–366. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.3.3. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Yánez-Muñoz, M.H., Reyes-Puig, C., Bejarano-Muñoz, P. & Ron, S.R. 2015: Another new species of frog Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana) in the western foothills of the Pichincha Volcano, Ecuador ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías 7(2): 52–60. Reference page.

2016

Ron, S.R., Venegas, P.J., Ortega-Andrade, H.M., Gagliardi-Urrutia, G. & Salerno, P.E. 2016. Systematics of Ecnomiohyla tuberculosa with the description of a new species and comments on the taxonomy of Trachycephalus typhonius (Anura, Hylidae). ZooKeys 630: 115–154. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.630.9298 Reference page.
Székely, P., Cogălniceanu, D., Székely, D., Paez, N. & Ron, S.R. 2016. A new species of Pristimantis from southern Ecuador (Anura, Craugastoridae). ZooKeys 606: 77–97. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.606.9121. Reference page.
Navarrete, M.J., Venegas, P.J. & Ron, S.R. 2016. Two new species of frogs of the genus Pristimantis from Llanganates National Park in Ecuador with comments on the regional diversity of Ecuadorian Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae). ZooKeys 593: 139–162. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.593.8063 Reference page.

2017

Almendáriz C., A., Brito M., J., Batallas R., D., Vaca-Guerrero, J. & Ron, S.R. 2017. Una especie nueva de rana del género Chiasmocleis (Microhylidae: Gastrophryninae) de la Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador (In Spanish). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 57(10): 119–136. DOI: 10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.10 Reference page.
Brito M., J., Almendáriz C., A., Batallas R., D. & Ron, S.R. 2017. Nueva especie de rana bromelícola del género Pristimantis (Amphibia: Craugastoridae), meseta de la Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador (In Spanish). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 57(15): 177–195. DOI: 10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.15 Reference page.
Caminer, M.A., Milá, B., Jansen, M., Fouquet, A., Venegas, P.J., Chávez, G., Lougheed, S.C. & Ron, S.R. 2017. Systematics of the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus species complex (Anura: Hylidae): Cryptic diversity and the description of two new species. PLoS ONE 12(3): e0171785. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171785 Reference page.
Caminer, M.A., Milá, B., Jansen, M., Fouquet, A., Venegas, P.J., Chávez, G., Lougheed, S.C. & Ron, S.R. 2017. Correction: Systematics of the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus species complex (Anura: Hylidae): Cryptic diversity and the description of two new species. PLoS ONE 12(4): e0176902. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176902 Reference page.
Ortega-Andrade, H.M., Rojas-Soto, O.R., Espinosa de los Monteros, A., Valencia, J.H., Read, M. & Ron, S.R. 2017. Revalidation of Pristimantis brevicrus (Anura, Craugastoridae) with taxonomic comments on a widespread Amazonian direct-developing frog. The Herpetological Journal 17(1): 81–97. PDF Reference page.
Valencia, J.H., Dueñas, M.R., Székely, P., Batallas R., D., Pulluquitín, F. & Ron, S.R. 2017. A new species of direct-developing frog of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Craugastoridae) from Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador, with comments on threats to the anuran fauna of the region. Zootaxa 4353(3): 447–466. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4353.3.3. Reference page.

2018

Rivadeneira, C.D., Venegas, P.J. & Ron, S.R. 2018. Species limits within the widespread Amazonian treefrog Dendropsophus parviceps with descriptions of two new species (Anura, Hylidae). ZooKeys 726: 25–77. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.726.13864 Reference page.
Rojas, R.R., Fouquet, A., de Carvalho, V.T., Ron, S.R., Chaparro, J.C., Vogt, R.C., Ávila, R.W., Farias, I.P., Gordo, M. & Hrbek, T. 2018. Redescription of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae) from its type locality. Zootaxa 4482(3): 511–526. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4482.3.4 Reference page.
Rojas, R.R., Fouquet, A., Ron, S.R., Hernández-Ruz, E.J., Melo-Sampaio, P.R., Chaperro, J.C., Vogt, R.C., Carvalho, V.T., Pinheiro, L.C., Ávila, R.W., Farias, I.P., Gordo, M. & Hrbek, T. 2018. A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae). PeerJ 6: e4941. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4941 Reference page.
Ron, S.R., Caminer, M.A., Varela-Jaramillo, A. & Almeida-Reinoso, D. 2018. A new treefrog from Cordillera del Cóndor with comments on the biogeographic affinity between Cordillera del Cóndor and the Guianan Tepuis (Anura, Hylidae, Hyloscirtus). Zookeys 809: 97–124. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.809.25207 Reference page.
Ron, S., Duellman, W.E., Caminer, M.A., Pazmiño, D. 2018. Advertisement calls and DNA sequences reveal a new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) on the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador. PLoS ONE. 13(9): e0203169 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203169 Reference page.

2019

Paez, N. & Ron, S.R. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 001–112. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.868.26766. Reference page.
Reyes-Puig, C., Reyes-Puig, J.P., Velarde-Garcéz, D.A., Dávalos, N., Mancero, E., Navarette, M., Yánez-Muñoz, M.H., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & Ron, S.R. 2019. A new species of terrestrial frog Pristimantis (Strabomantidae) from the upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador. Zookeys 832: 113–133. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.832.30874 Reference page.
Reyes-Puig, C., Bittencourt-Silva, G.B., Torres-Sánchez, M., Wilkinson, M., Streicher, J.W., Maddock, S.T., Kotharambath, R., Müller, H., Larrera, F.N.A., Amieda-Reinoso, D., Ron, S.R. & Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. 2019. Rediscovery of the Endangered Carchi Andean Toad, Rhaebo colomai (Hoogmoed, 1985), in Ecuador, with Comments on Its Conservation Status and Extinction Risk. Check List 15(3): 415–419. DOI: 10.15560/15.3.415 Reference page.
Sánchez-Nivicela, J.C., Urgiles, V.L., Navarrete, M.J., Yánez-Muñoz, M.H. & Ron, S. 2019. A bizarre new species of Lynchius (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Andes of Ecuador and first report of Lynchius parkeri in Ecuador. Zootaxa 4567(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.1. Reference page.

2020

Réjaud, A., Rodrigues, M.T., Crawford, A.J., Castroviejo-Fisher, S., Jaramillo-Martínez, A.F., Chaparro, J.C., Glaw, F., Gagliardi-Urrutia, G., Moravec, J., De la Riva, I.J., Pérez-Peña, P.E., Lima, A.P., Werneck, F.P., Hrbek, T., Ron, S.R., Ernst, R., Kok, P.J.R., Driskell, A., Chave, J. & Fouquet, A. 2020. Historical biogeography identifies a possible role of Miocene wetlands in the diversification of the Amazonian rocket frogs (Aromobatidae: Allobates). Journal of Biogeography 47(11): 2472–2482. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13937 Reference page.
Reyes-Puig, C., Wake, D.B., Kotharambath, R., Streicher, J.W., Koch, C., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Yánez-Muñoz, M.H., Ron, S.R. 2020. Two extremely rare new species of fossorial salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Plethodontidae) from northwestern Ecuador. PeerJ 8: e9934. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9934 Reference page.
Ron, S.R., Carrión, J., Caminer, M.A., Sagredo, Y., Navarrete, M.J., Ortega, J.A., Vaela-Jaramillo, A,, Maldonado-Castro, G.A. & Terán, C. 2020. Three new species of frogs of the genus Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with a redefinition of the P. lacrimosus species group. ZooKeys, 993: 121–155. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.993.53559 Reference page.
Sánchez-Nivicela, J.C., Peloso, P.L.V., Urgilés, V.L., Yánez-Muñoz, M.H., Sagredo, Y., Páez, N., Ron, S. 2020. Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new trans-Andean species of Elachistocleis Parker 1927 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zootaxa 4779(3): 323–340. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4779.3.2 Reference page.
Sturaro, M.J., Costa, J.C.L., Maciel, A.O., Lima-Filho, G.R., Rojas-Runjaic, F.M.J., Mejía, D.P., Ron, S.R. & Peloso, P.L.V. 2020. Resolving the taxonomic puzzle of Boana cinerascens (Spix, 1824), with resurrection of Hyla granosa gracilis Melin, 1941 (Anura: Hylidae). Zootaxa 4750(1): 1–30. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4750.1.1 Reference page.
Pirani, R.M., Peloso, P.L.V., Prado, J.R., Polo, E.M., Knowles, L.L., Ron, S.R., Rodrigues, M.T., Sturaro, M.J. & Werneck, F.P. 2020. Diversification history of clown tree frogs in Neotropical rainforests (Anura, Hylidae, Dendropsophus leucophyllatus group). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 150: 106877. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106877 Reference page.

2023

Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Yánez-Muñoz, M.H., Sánchez-Nivicela, J.C. & Ron, S.R. 2023. Two new syntopic species of glassfrogs (Amphibia, Centrolenidae, Centrolene) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador. PeerJ 11: e15195. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15195 Reference page.

2024

Carrión Bonilla, C.A., Ron, S.R. & Cook, J.A. 2024. Species richness in Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): species delimitation and expanded geographic sampling reveal high Neotropical diversity. Journal of Mammalogy 105(2): 241–258. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyad124 Reference page.
Ron, S.R., García, D., Brito-Zapata, D., Reyes-Puig, C., Figueroa-Coronel, E. & Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. 2024. A new glassfrog of the genus Centrolene (Amphibia, Centrolenidae) from the Subandean Kutukú Cordillera, eastern Ecuador. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(3): 923–939. DOI: 10.3897/zse.100.116350 Reference page.