First record of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae), for Venezuela

Amazophrynella minuta is a small toad widely distributed in the lowlands and midlands of the Amazon and Guiana regions. Herein we report the first record of this species from Venezuela based on a single specimen from Raudal de Danto, Río Cuao, northwestern Amazonas state. This record extends the dis...

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Main Authors: Fernando Rojas-Runjaic, Santiago Castroviejo-Fisher, César Barrio-Amorós
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-10-01
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Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18790/download/pdf/
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description Amazophrynella minuta is a small toad widely distributed in the lowlands and midlands of the Amazon and Guiana regions. Herein we report the first record of this species from Venezuela based on a single specimen from Raudal de Danto, Río Cuao, northwestern Amazonas state. This record extends the distribution of the species more than 500 km from the closest known localities in Colombia and Brazil
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spelling doaj.art-a9152f44c56144cc8c69a25e32f292ac2022-12-21T21:23:18ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2013-10-01951122112310.15560/9.5.112218790First record of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae), for VenezuelaFernando Rojas-Runjaic0Santiago Castroviejo-Fisher1César Barrio-Amorós2Fundación La Salle de Ciencias NaturalesAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryInstituto de Biodiversidad TropicalAmazophrynella minuta is a small toad widely distributed in the lowlands and midlands of the Amazon and Guiana regions. Herein we report the first record of this species from Venezuela based on a single specimen from Raudal de Danto, Río Cuao, northwestern Amazonas state. This record extends the distribution of the species more than 500 km from the closest known localities in Colombia and Brazilhttps://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18790/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Fernando Rojas-Runjaic
Santiago Castroviejo-Fisher
César Barrio-Amorós
First record of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae), for Venezuela
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title First record of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae), for Venezuela
title_full First record of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae), for Venezuela
title_fullStr First record of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae), for Venezuela
title_full_unstemmed First record of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae), for Venezuela
title_short First record of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae), for Venezuela
title_sort first record of the amazonian tiny tree toad amazophrynella minuta melin 1941 anura bufonidae for venezuela
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