New species of the Rhinella crucifer group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3265 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILIAN VAZ-SILVA ◽  
PAULA HANNA VALDUJO ◽  
JOSÉ P. POMBAL JR.
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Cerrado Biome ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Rhinella of Central Brazil from the Rhinella crucifer group is described. Rhinella inopina sp. nov. is restricted to the disjunct Seasonal Tropical Dry Forests enclaves in the western Cerrado biome. The new species is characterized mainly by head wider than long, shape of parotoid gland, and oblique arrangement of the parotoid gland. Data on natural history and distribution are also presented.

A new species of Scinax Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) from Cerrado of Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2514 (1) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
IVAN NUNES ◽  
RONALD R. CARVALHO JR. ◽  
EMILIANE G. PEREIRA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Dominant Frequency ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Moderate Size ◽  
Cerrado Biome ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Scinax of central Brazil, closer to the Scinax maracaya (Cardoso & Sazima), from the Cerrado biome (open formations) is described. This new species is characterized by the following combination of traits: moderate size (males 28.4–30.8 mm snout vent length); presence of several flash orange-yellowish transversal stripes on thigh; vocal sac well developed; snout acuminate in profile; advertisement call with one note, 4–15 pulses, and dominant frequency 2.93–3.27 kHz. Description of the advertisement call and comments on natural history and habitat are provided.

A new species of the Ololygon catharinae species group (Anura: Hylidae) from the Cerrado biome, State of Goiás, Central Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4425 (2) ◽  
pp. 283 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHEILA PEREIRA DE ANDRADE ◽  
DANUSY LOPES SANTOS ◽  
CEZAR FILHO ROCHA ◽  
JOSÉ P. JR. POMBAL ◽  
WILIAN VAZ-SILVA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Dorsal View ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Morphological Attributes ◽  
Cerrado Biome ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of Ololygon from the Cerrado biome, Central Brazil. The new species is assigned to the Ololygon catharinae species group based in morphological attributes. Ololygon goya sp. nov. in known only from type locality—Sítio d’Abadia municipality, State of Goiás—and associated with riparian environments connected to seasonal dry forest on the banks of the Corrente river, a tributary of the Paranã river basin. The new species is characterized by the combination of the following characters: medium size (24.4–38.8 mm SVL); snout subovoid in dorsal view; canthus rostralis well defined; males with hypertrophied forearms and nuptial pads; inguinal region and hidden surfaces of thigh with irregular dark brown spots on pale yellowish background. We also describe the external morphology and oral morphology of tadpoles, and the advertisement calls of the new species. 

scholarly journals Schlotheimia spinomitria (Orthotrichaceae, Subg. Schlotheimia), a new species from Brazilian Cerrado

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 305 (3) ◽  
pp. 217 ◽  
Author(s):  
DENILSON F. PERALTA ◽  
RONY RISTOW
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
A New Species

Schlotheimia spinomitria (Orthotrichaceae, subg. Schlotheimia), is proposed, described and illustrated as a new species based on collections from central Brazil. It is characterized by its distinctive calyptra ornamentated with multicelled foliose spines. S. spinomitria is currently known only from three specimens from the Cerrado (Savana) area, and could be considered rare, vulnerable and potentially threatened. A key is provided to distinguish it from the other Brazilian species with ornamented calyptra.

scholarly journals Coccoloba floresii (Polygonaceae), a new species from Chiapas (Mexico)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 213 (3) ◽  
pp. 263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Javier Ortiz-Diaz ◽  
Itziar Arnelas ◽  
Juan Tun ◽  
Juan Pablo Pinzón-Esquivel
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Central Depression ◽  
High Elevations ◽  
A New Species

Coccoloba floresii is here described as a new species from Mexico. Morphological characters of the leaf, inflorescence, and fruit show discontinuities among populations of C. floresii and its relatives, C. barbadensis and C. cozumelensis. In addition, C. floresii is exclusive of the tropical dry forests of Central Depression and Plateau of Chiapas (Mexico) at high elevations.

scholarly journals A new species of Escallonia (Escalloniaceae) from the inter-Andean tropical dry forests of Bolivia

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e6328
Author(s):  
Felipe Zapata ◽  
Daniel Villarroel
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Reproductive Traits ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Tropical Andes ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Tropical Plants ◽  
Steep Slopes ◽  
A New Species

Over the last two decades, renewed fieldwork in poorly explored areas of the tropical Andes has dramatically increased the comparative material available to study patterns of inter- and intraspecific variation in tropical plants. In the course of a comprehensive study of the genus Escallonia, we found a group of specimens with decumbent branching, small narrowly elliptic leaves, inflorescences with up to three flowers, and flowers with red petals. This unique combination of traits was not present in any known species of the genus. To evaluate the hypothesis that these specimens belonged to a new species, we assessed whether morphological variation between the putative new species and all currently known Escallonia species was discontinuous. The lack of overlap in tolerance regions for vegetative and reproductive traits combined with differences in habit, habitat, and geographic distribution supported the hypothesis of the new species, which we named Escallonia harrisii. The new species grows in sandstone inter-Andean ridges and cliffs covered with dry forest, mostly on steep slopes between 1,300–2,200 m in southern Bolivia. It is readily distinct in overall leaf and flower morphology from other Escallonia species in the region, even though it does not grow in sympatry with other species. Because E. harrisii is locally common it may not be threated at present, but due to its restricted geographic distribution and the multiple threats of the tropical dry forests it could become potentially vulnerable.

A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3265 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
NATAN MEDEIROS MACIEL ◽  
WILIAN VAZ-SILVA ◽  
RENAN MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA ◽  
JOSÉ MANUEL PADIAL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominant Frequency ◽  
The Other ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Palm Tree ◽  
Dorsal Skin ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Absent Presence ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Pristimantis conspicillatus group is described from theCerrado biome in central Brazil. Pristimantis ventrigranulosus sp. nov. is found in riparian forests associated with a par-ticular palm tree called “babaçú” (Attalea speciosa: Aracaceae) in northwestern Goiás state of Brazil. The new species isonly known from the type locality: Fazenda Macaúba (16°35’23” S; 51°47’43” W, approximately 400 m above sea level),Piranhas Municipality in the state of Goiás. The new species differs from the other species in the P. conspicillatus groupmainly by having, an homogeneously granular belly, Finger I > Finger II, dorsal skin coarsely shagreen, toe and fingerfringes weakly developed or absent, presence of basal webbing and tarsal fold, single nuptial pad on thumb, moderatelydeveloped and round discs on Fingers III and IV, and higher dominant frequency than other Pristimantis with similar calls(ranging 3451.8−4334.8 Hz). The new species shows an advertisement call equal in structure to the calls of P. dundeei, P. fenestratus, P. koehleri and P. vilarsi. Pristimantis dundeei is transferred to the P. conspicillatus group.

A new species of small Scinax Wagler, 1830 (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae) of the Scinax ruber clade from Cerrado of central Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Pombal Jr. ◽  
Manoela Woitovicz Cardoso
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dorsal View ◽  
Lateral View ◽  
Slender Body ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
A New Species

AbstractA new species of the Scinax ruber clade from the Brazilian Cerrado Domain similar to Scinax fuscomarginatus, S. parkeri, S. trilineatus and S. wandae is described. It is characterized by small snout-vent lenght, body slender, head approximately as long as wide and slightly wider than body, subovoid snout in dorsal view, protruding snout in lateral view, a developed supratympanic fold, absence of flash colour on the posterior surfaces of thighs, hidden portions of shanks and groin, and large vocal sac. Scinax lutzorum sp. nov. differs from S. fuscomarginatus, S. parkeri and S. trilineatus by its slightly larger SVL; from Scinax fuscomarginatus and S. parkeri it differs by its more slender body; from Scinax fuscomarginatus and S. trilineatus the new species differs by its wider head and more protruding eyes; and it differs from Scinax parkeri and S. wandae by its shorter snout. Comments on the type specimens of S. fuscomarginatus are presented and a lectotype is designated for this species.

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