Ischnocnema sanderi Padial, Reichle & De la Riva, 2005 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae): A nomenclatural note

Graellsia, 61(1): 143 (2005) NOTAS NOMENCLATURALES / NOMENCLATURAL NOTES Ischnocnema sanderi Padial, Reichle & De la Riva, 2005 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae): A nomenclatural note J. M. Padial1, S. Reichle2and I. De la Riva1 1Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC. C/ José Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain. 2Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany. In a recent contribution, Padial et al. (2005) described a new species of frog, Ischnocnema sanderi, from humid forests of the Bolivian Andes. The section of etymology of the species description states that the specific name “…is a patronym for Holger Sanders…”. After this statement, and following the rules of the ICZN (2000), it seems that the proper specific term for this species should be sandersi, instead sanderi. We could not examine the proofs of the corresponding manuscript and, consequently, the text was eventually published without any latest search for typographical errors or necessary changes. Thus, a mistake at this point could have had nomenclatural consequences. The species appears consistently named as I. sanderi throughout the text, and, by means of this note, we wish to state that such specific term is correct, and that a typographical mistake affected the name of the person to whom the species was dedicated, Holger Sander. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We are grateful to W. Böhme, who called our attention about the problem, and to M. A. Alonso-Zarazaga, who recommended us to publish this note. References ICZN, 2000. Código Internacional de Nomenclatura Zoológica. Cuarta Edición. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC. Madrid. 156 pp. PADIAL, J. M., REICHLE, S. & DELARIVA,I., 2005. A new species of Ischnocnema from Bolivian Andean forests. Journal of Herpetology, 39(2): 186-191. Recibido, 20-VI-2005 Aceptado, 24-VI-2005 Publicado, 14-VII-2005