Seven new microendemic species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from southern Brazil

Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) is a remarkable genus of miniaturized frogs of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. Many of its species are highly endemic to cloud forests, being found only on one or a few mountaintops. Such level of microendemism might be caused by their climatic tolerance t...

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Main Authors: Luiz F. Ribeiro, Marcos R. Bornschein, Ricardo Belmonte-Lopes, Carina R. Firkowski, Sergio A.A. Morato, Marcio R. Pie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1011.pdf