Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 81 (1): 3-20, 2008
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Identity of the austral Chilean frog Eupsophus coppingeri (Amphibia, Anura,
Neobatrachia): morphological, chromosomic and molecular evidences
Comparative analyses that include: external morphology of adults and larvae, osteology,
chromosomes and sequences of the mitochondrial gen cytochrome b show that the austral Chilean frog Eupsophus
coppingeri (Günther 1881) is a species of the genus Alsodes that should be named Alsodes coppingeri
(Günther 1881). Based on the holotype and new specimens collected in the type locality the taxon is redescribed and compared
with its congeners. The synonymy between Alsodes monticola and A. coppingeri is discussed.
Key words:
Alsodes
coppingeri, chromosomes, cytochrome b, Eupsophus coppingeri, morphology, austral Chilean
frog
