scholarly journals Redescription and geographic distribution of Raorchestes shillongensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bitupan Boruah ◽  
Prudhvi Raj ◽  
Sushil K. Dutta ◽  
Abhijit Das

Redescription and geographic distribution of Raorchestes shillongensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India. Raorchestes shillongensis is a threatened rhacophorid frog endemic to Northeast India. The species is poorly known and systematic information is lacking. We redescribe here the morphology of the species from topotypic material and compare with other Bush Frogs of the region. The locality records from the state of Meghalaya are new. We describe its advertisement call and discuss its phylogenetic position.

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2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Peres ◽  
José Eduardo Simon

This study provides the first record of Physalaemus maximus in the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. Physalaemus maximus was recorded in the Municipality of Castelo (1100 m a.s.l.), where it was observed in explosive reproduction in an Atlantic Forest remnant on 06 January 2010. The advertisement call of P. maximus consisted of a single multipulsed note, with carrier frequency emitted in 1,250 Hz and mean duration of 2.10 s. The record from Castelo extends in approximately 140 km eastward from the previous geographic distribution admitted for the species.


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2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo Costa-Campos ◽  
Tiago Ribeiro De Carvalho ◽  
Eliza Maria Xavier Freire

We provide the first record of Pseudopaludicola boliviana from the state of Amapá (municipality of Macapá), northern Brazil. It is also the species easternmost record, extending its known geographic distribution in Brazil about 1,260 km from the state of Roraima, northern Brazil. Additionally, we also provide a call description for this population of P. boliviana and make comparisons with the available acoustic data for the species from Bolivia and Argentina. This new record fills a gap in the distribution of P. boliviana in northern Brazil.


2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís Felipe Toledo ◽  
Luciano Mendes Castanho ◽  
Célio F. B. Haddad

Leptodactylus mystaceus, a widespread species over South America, is diagnosed based on specimens from the State of São Paulo, its southernmost geographic distribution limit. Here we present the first record of this species for Southeastern Brazil, extending its distribution for approximately 1,300 km to the southeast. We also include a description of its advertisement call, natural history data, photograph in life and morphological illustrations that make easier the identification of the species.


Zootaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4205 (5) ◽  
pp. 480
Author(s):  
CLÁUDIA MÁRCIA MARILY FERREIRA ◽  
JOSÉ LUIZ MASSAO MOREIRA SUGAI ◽  
FRANCO LEANDRO DE SOUZA ◽  
SHEILA PEREIRA DE ANDRADE ◽  
WILIAN VAZ-SILVA ◽  
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Proceratophrys dibernardoi Brandão, Caramaschi, Vaz-Silva & Campos 2013 has recently been described and allocated into the P. cristiceps species group, but no information about its advertisement calls has been provided (Brandão et al. 2013). Here, we describe for the first time the advertisement calls of P. dibernardoi based on specimens from Central Brazil. We also expand P. dibernardoi´s geographic distribution by reporting a new population in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, constituting the westernmost record for this species, and extending its known range approximately 330 km westward of the municipality of Aporé, State of Goiás (P. dibernardoi´s former westernmost record). 


Hoehnea ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela Freitas dos Santos ◽  
Ricarda Riina ◽  
Maria Beatriz Rossi Caruzo

ABSTRACT While studying Croton material collected in Espírito Santo, we found several specimens of Croton sapiifolius, a species previously restricted to the State of Bahia. The present paper updates our knowledge about the taxonomy, habitat and geographic distribution of C. sapiifolius. This finding increases the number of known Croton species occurring in Espírito Santo State to 20 and contributes to the knowledge of Croton of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.


2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 878-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisi Dámaris Pereira Alvarenga ◽  
Juliana Rosa do Pará Marques de Oliveira ◽  
Mércia Patrícia Pereira Silva ◽  
Sarah Oliveira da Costa ◽  
Kátia Cavalcanti Pôrto

A list of liverworts from Alagoas State was compiled and is presented here. The list is based on catalogues and previous papers as well as the results of an unpublished survey carried out at the Murici Ecological Station (EsEc), an important protected area of the Brazilian Northeast (9º11'05" - 9º16'48"S; 35º45'20" - 35º55'12"W). One-hundred and sixteen liverworts have been recorded for the state of Alagoas, of which 106 occur at EsEc Murici. Seventy-eight are new occurrences for Alagoas, and seven of these are also new occurrences for northeastern Brazil. Data on geographic distribution in Brazil and worldwide is given here, in addition to ecological and taxonomic comments on the species that are new occurrences for the Northeast region.


2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thamara Zacca ◽  
Freddy Bravo ◽  
Maíra Xavier Araújo

A list of species of butterflies from Serra da Jibóia, a mountainous massif in the Recôncavo of Bahia State, is presented based on specimens deposited in the entomological collection Prof. Johann Becker of Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (MZUEFS), results that should contribute with the increment of biodiversity knowledge of the butterfly fauna of the State. The list includes 140 species, 86 of which are new records to Bahia and a new species of genus of Perophthalma Westwood (Riodinidae). Nymphalidae was the richest family with 60 species. Most of the species listed in the present work has a widely geographic distribution in Brazil and occur in open areas. Borboletas (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea e Hesperioidea) da Serra da Jibóia, Bahia, Brasil Resumo. Uma lista das espécies de borboletas da Serra da Jibóia, um maciço montanhoso no Recôncavo baiano, é apresentada com base no exame da coleção entomológica Prof. Johann Becker do Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (MZUEFS), visando contribuir para o conhecimento da fauna de borboletas do estado da Bahia. A lista inclui 140 espécies, das quais 86 espécies são novos registros para o estado da Bahia e uma nova espécie do gênero of Perophthalma Westwood (Riodinidae). Nymphalidae foi a família de maior riqueza com 60 espécies. A maioria das espécies listadas possui ampla distribuição geográfica no Brasil e ocorre em áreas abertas.


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2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renato Augusto Martins ◽  
André Moreira Assalim

We present the first occurrence of Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838 in the state of Piauí. This new record is from southern Piauí and represents the northwestern known occurrence record of this species, expanding its geographic distribution.


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2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-327
Author(s):  
Domingos Garrone-Neto ◽  
Alexandre Rodrigues

New records of Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847 in the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, are reported from recreational catches carried out in February 2017. Data collected is the first occurrence of this species in more than 50 years, extending its geographic distribution by about 250 km, from Cananéia, in the south, to Guarujá, on the central coast. Although rarely recorded, M. atlanticus is present off the coast of São Paulo. This possibly represents the southernmost distribution for M. atlanticus in the Southwest Atlantic.


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