A new species of the Bokermannohyla circumdata group (Anura: Hylidae) from southeastern Brazil, with bioacoustic data on seven species of the genus

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3321 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
THIAGO RIBEIRO DE CARVALHO ◽  
ARIOVALDO ANTONIO GIARETTA ◽  
LEANDRO MAGRINI

We describe a new species of the Bokermannohyla circumdata group from the Estação de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Ambi-ental Galheiro (EPDA-Galheiro) (19o 12′S; 47o 08′W), Municipality of Perdizes, State of Minas Gerais, a mid-altitudinal (~ 850m above sea level) riparian forest environment in the Cerrado of southeastern Brazil. Bokermannohyla napolii sp. nov. is alliedto the large-sized species of the group, diagnosed on the basis of adult morphology/morphometrics, and mainly vocalizations.Adult specimens of the new species are most closely related to those of B. luctuosa and B. circumdata, but can be differentiatedfrom the former by having distal subarticular tubercle of finger III bifid/divided in males, and finger IV bifid/divided in malesand females; and from both B. luctuosa and B. circumdata by a distinctive advertisement call structure. We also provide bioa-coustic data on seven other species of the genus, including previously unknown advertisement calls of B. circumdata and B. carvalhoi, and re-description of the advertisement calls of B. luctuosa, B. ibitiguara, B. nanuzae, B. sazimai, and B. hylax.

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1334 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTONIO DE PADUA ALMEIDA ◽  
ARIADNE ANGULO

Adults and tadpoles of a new species of the genus Leptodactylus are described from southeastern Brazil. Leptodactylus thomei sp.nov. can be found amidst the leaf litter within cocoa plantations along the northern coastal region of the state of Espírito Santo. It can be distinguished from other species of the Leptodactylus marmoratus group by its advertisement call, which is described, together with agonistic calls, and compared to advertisement calls of other species of the group that occur in southern and southeastern Brazil. The systematics of associated populations is discussed.


PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e9979
Author(s):  
Jesus R.D. Souza ◽  
Miquéias Ferrão ◽  
James Hanken ◽  
Albertina P. Lima

Nurse frogs (Aromobatidae: Allobates) are probably the most extensively studied genus by taxonomists in Brazilian Amazonia. The southwestern portion of Amazonia is the most species-rich: as many as seven species may occur in sympatry at a single locality. In this study, we describe a new species of nurse frog from this region. The description integrates data from larval and adult morphology, advertisement calls and DNA sequences. Allobates velocicantus sp. nov. is distinguished from other Allobates mainly by the absence of hourglass-shaped dark marks on the dorsum and dark transverse bars on the thigh; a throat that is white centrally and yellow marginally; basal webbing on toes II and III; finger I longer than finger II; and an advertisement call composed of 66–138 pulsed notes with a note duration of 5–13 ms, inter-note intervals of 10–18 ms and a dominant frequency of 5,512–6,158 Hz. Tadpoles of the new species have 3–4 short, rounded papillae on the anterior labium, 16–23 papillae on the posterior labium, and a labial keratodont row formula 2(2)/3(1). This is the fifth species of Allobates described from the state of Acre, southwestern Brazilian Amazonia.


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3328 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
THIAGO RIBEIRO DE CARVALHO

A new species of Pseudopaludicola is described from the Cerrado of southeastern Brazil. The new taxon is diagnosedfrom the P. pusilla species group by the absence of either T-shaped terminal phalanges or toe tips expanded, and promptlydistinguished from all (13) recognized taxa currently assigned to Pseudopaludicola by possessing isolated (instead of regular call series), long (117–187 ms) and non-pulsed advertisement calls.


Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1861 (1) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
ULISSES CARAMASCHI ◽  
RENATO N. FEIO ◽  
VINÍCIUS A. SÃO-PEDRO

A new species of Leptodactylus belonging to the L. fuscus species group, and related to the L. mystaceus complex, is described from the Lagoa das Bromélias (20 o 53’S, 42 o 31’W; 1,227 m above sea level), Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro, Municipality of Ervália, State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Leptodactylus cupreus sp. nov. is characterized by the large size for the group (SVL 50.1–55.1 mm in males) and color pattern. The new species has a non-pulsed advertisement call, with call rate about 12 calls/s and a dominant frequency between 2,800 and 3,058 Hz.


Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2269 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADRIANA PUGLIESE ◽  
DÉLIO BAÊTA ◽  
JOSÉ P. POMBAL, JR.

We describe a new species of tree frog of the Scinax ruber clade from rocky field mountains in the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais in central and southeastern Brazil. Scinax rogerioi sp. nov. is characterized by medium size (SVL males 25.0–35.6 mm; females 28.0–34.5 mm); snout protruding in lateral view and almost subovoid in dorsal view; loreal region concave; adhesive discs on fingers medium-sized, wider than long; interrupted, irregular dark brown blotches on dorsum from behind eyes to inguinal region from head to inguinal region; inverted brown triangular interocular blotch; brown spot in loreal region; advertisement call is a multipulsed note, with 6 to 12 pulses (interval between pulses 0.02 to 0.03s), and a dominant frequency of 1.38 to 3.19 kHz. Description of the advertisement call and data on natural history are provided.


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4706 (4) ◽  
pp. 531-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
PEDRO P. G. TAUCCE ◽  
BÁRBARA F. ZAIDAN ◽  
HUSSAM ZAHER ◽  
PAULO C. A. GARCIA

We describe a new species of Ischnocnema from the Serra da Bocaina mountain range, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, based on morphological, bioacoustic, and mtDNA data. The new species is retrieved with high support values within the I. lactea species series as the sister species of I. spanios. Ischnocnema bocaina sp. nov. is characterized by its medium size (18.6–19.0 mm), a smooth venter, a rounded snout in dorsal view and acuminate in lateral view, a slightly expanded subgular, single vocal sac, a round and whitish, poorly-developed glandular-appearing nuptial pad on the dorsal surface of the thumb, and a nonpulsed advertisement call with 9 to 18 notes. We raise to 38 the number of Ischnocnema species, the 12th described in the past 10 years.


Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4238 (1) ◽  
pp. 135 ◽  
Author(s):  
EUVALDO MARCIANO-JR ◽  
AMANDA SANTIAGO F. LANTYER-SILVA ◽  
MIRCO SOLÉ

We describe a new species of Phyllodytes from Ilhéus (15º04’S, 39º03’W; 95 m above sea level), south of state of Bahia, in the northeastern Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Phyllodytes megatympanum sp. nov. is diagnosable by the following combination of characters: (1) dorsum of body, arms, and legs uniformly light brown; (2) groin yellow; (3) snout pointed in dorsal view, protruding in profile; (4) tympanum large with a round distinct tympanic annulus; (5) adult males with two anterior large odontoids followed by a series of smaller odontoids on each side of the mandible; (6) well-developed tubercle near tibio-tarsal joint; (7) advertisement call composed of a series of 12 to 19 unpulsed notes, with harmonic structure and (8) mean dominant frequency of 3.98 kHz. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4258 (4) ◽  
pp. 327 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARLA SILVA GUIMARÃES ◽  
SOFIA LUZ ◽  
PEDRO CARVALHO ROCHA ◽  
RENATO NEVES FEIO

Brachycephalus is a frog genus endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and characterized by the bright yellow-orange aposematic colors and the high degree of miniaturization. Herein, we describe a new species of Brachycephalus from Serra do Brigadeiro, Municipality of Ervália, Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. Specimens were collected at high altitudes (i.e., 1266–1498 m above sea level) amidst the leaf litter. The new species is characterized by the presence of black connective tissue covering all dorsal muscles, body completely yellow-orange in life, presence of skull and post-cranial plates, large size (SVL of adults: 14.8–18.5 mm), bufoniform body, absence of metacarpal and metatarsal tubercles, and presence of harmonics in its advertisement call. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1391 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
CINTHIA A. BRASILEIRO ◽  
CELIO F. B. HADDAD ◽  
RICARDO J. SAWAYA ◽  
MARCIO MARTINS

We describe a new species of hylid frog, Scinax peixotoi, from Queimada Grande Island, southeastern Brazil. The new species belongs to the Scinax perpusillus species group, in which all known forms inhabit bromeliads, and is diagnosed by the following set of characters: moderate-size (males 18.8–20.7 mm SVL, females 22.4–25.1 mm SVL); canthus rostralis distinct; dorsal skin slightly rugose; and a distinct advertisement call with relatively low dominant frequency. The new species is known from a single population on Queimada Grande, an island of 43 ha, approximately 33 km distant from the coast of São Paulo State, where it inhabits scattered patches of bromeliads. The highly specialized and patchy habitat of S. peixotoi, associated with its small range size, make this species highly susceptible to stochastic or anthropogenic habitat disturbances, which could lead it to extinction.


2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 257 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. I. Menzies ◽  
S. J. Richards ◽  
M. J. Tyler

We examined differences in morphology and advertisement calls of a large sample of frogs from the Australo-Papuan Region that resemble Litoria bicolor, and compared them with examples of that species from Australia. Consistent differences in body size, body proportions, and advertisement call structure among populations demonstrate that at least seven distinct species occur in the Australo-Papuan region, and that only the population represented by the holotype from the Northern Territory of Australia is Litoria bicolor s.s. Herein we describe four new species from the Papuan Region and comment on the origin and evolution of the Papuan members of the Litoria bicolor complex in the region.


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