A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil
A new species of Melanophryniscus is described from the Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, municipality of Ponta Grossa, Paraná State, Southern Brazil. The Parque Estadual de Vila Velha is located in the Campos Gerais region, an environment dominated by natural grasslands with patches of Araucaria Fores...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2008-12-01
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| author | Giovanna C. Steinbach-Padilha |
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| description | A new species of Melanophryniscus is described from the Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, municipality of Ponta Grossa, Paraná State, Southern Brazil. The Parque Estadual de Vila Velha is located in the Campos Gerais region, an environment dominated by natural grasslands with patches of Araucaria Forest. The new species is distinguished from all congeners by its small size (12.8-14.0 mm snout-vent length in adult males) and unique color pattern of copper brown dorsum covered with small spinulose black warts; ventral surface black finely spotted with white, posterior abdomen and ventral surfaces of the forearm, hand and foot with red stains. The new species is nocturnal and breeds in the water accumulated in the leaf-axils of phytotelmata. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26831fc89494429296a653c1efd1e6772022-12-21T18:10:00ZengUniversidade de São PauloPhyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology1519-13972316-90792008-12-0172A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern BrazilGiovanna C. Steinbach-PadilhaA new species of Melanophryniscus is described from the Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, municipality of Ponta Grossa, Paraná State, Southern Brazil. The Parque Estadual de Vila Velha is located in the Campos Gerais region, an environment dominated by natural grasslands with patches of Araucaria Forest. The new species is distinguished from all congeners by its small size (12.8-14.0 mm snout-vent length in adult males) and unique color pattern of copper brown dorsum covered with small spinulose black warts; ventral surface black finely spotted with white, posterior abdomen and ventral surfaces of the forearm, hand and foot with red stains. The new species is nocturnal and breeds in the water accumulated in the leaf-axils of phytotelmata.https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/42701AnuraBufonidaespecies descriptionphytotelmataAraucaria ForestSouthern Brazil |
| spellingShingle | Giovanna C. Steinbach-Padilha A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology Anura Bufonidae species description phytotelmata Araucaria Forest Southern Brazil |
| title | A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil |
| title_full | A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil |
| title_short | A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil |
| title_sort | new species of melanophryniscus anura bufonidae from the campos gerais region of southern brazil |
| topic | Anura Bufonidae species description phytotelmata Araucaria Forest Southern Brazil |
| url | https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/42701 |
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