Revista de Biología Tropical
versão On-line ISSN 0034-7744versão impressa ISSN 0034-7744
Resumo
DEL MORAL-FLORES, Luis Fernando; ANGULO, Arturo; LOPEZ, Myrna I. e BUSSING, William A.. A new species of Urobatis (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) from the tropical Eastern Pacific. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2015, vol.63, n.2, pp.501-514. ISSN 0034-7744.
A new species of round stingray, Urobatis pardalis sp. nov., is described from material collected in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. This new species differs from its congeners by the color pattern of the dorsal surface and by several proportional measurements. A key to all species of the genus is provided.
Palavras-chave : new species; Urobatis pardalis sp. nov; round stingray; Costa Rica; Central America.