scholarly journals Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae, Strabomantis aramunha Cassimiro, Verdade and Rodrigues, 2008: distribution extension with notes on natural history, color patterns, and morphometric data

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2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 275
Author(s):  
Marcelo Felgueiras Napoli ◽  
Flora Acuña Juncá ◽  
Deise Cruz ◽  
Rafael Oliveira de Abreu
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Color Patterns ◽  
Morphometric Data ◽  
Chapada Diamantina

During surveys of anurans in the Chapada Diamantina, a semiarid region in central Bahia, Brazil, we obtained new records of Strabomantis aramunha Cassimiro, Verdade and Rodrigues. The new records extend the geographic distribution of S. aramunha in about 200 km north and 75 km south in relation to the type locality (municipality of Mucugê, state of Bahia, Brazil). We observed males calling at night at the Morro do Pai Inácio, municipality of Palmeiras. This new data is important, as in the original description the authors suggested the possibility of absence of advertisement call in the species. We also provide additions on color and morphometric data.

New morphological information on Simulium cerradense adults and new records of black fly species (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the western region of Bahia state, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 693 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
NEUSA HAMADA ◽  
SÉRGIO L.B. LUZ ◽  
SIXTO COSCARÓN
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Color Patterns ◽  
Black Fly ◽  
The Western Region ◽  
Different Color

S. cerradense Coscar n, Cerqueira, Sato & La Salvia (1992) was described based on pharate females and males, and pupae and larvae. Reared adults from the type locality region have different color patterns than those in the original description. The objectives of the present study are to redescribe the scutal color pattern of S. cerradense adults and to provide a list of black fly species collected in streams in the western region of Bahia state, where this fauna is poorly known.

scholarly journals New records of Lolliguncula (Lolliguncula) argus Brakoniecki & Roper, 1985 (Myopsida: Loliginidae) in northwestern Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 595-599
Author(s):  
Jasmín Granados-Amores ◽  
Frederick G. Hochberg ◽  
César A. Salinas-Zavala
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Gulf Of California ◽  
New Records ◽  
Maximum Size ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
Morphometric Data ◽  
Santa Barbara ◽  
Shrimp Fisheries ◽  
Northwestern Mexico

Seven specimens of Lolliguncula (Lolliguncula) argus, were collected in the shrimp fisheries of the Gulf of California and five specimens from the western coast of Baja California Peninsula, deposited in the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (USA), are examined and reported. These records expand species geographic distribution range for approximately 950 km and report the maximum size of mantle length 38.8 mm for males and 60.8 mm for females. Morphometric data of the 12 collected specimens are presented, and species funnel organ and statoliths are described.

Advertisement call and colour in life of Allobates crombiei (Morales) “2000” [2002] (Anura: Aromobatidae) from the type Locality (Cachoeira do Espelho), Xingu River, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3475 (1) ◽  
pp. 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALBERTINA P. LIMA ◽  
LUCIANA K. ERDTMANN ◽  
ADOLFO AMÉZQUITA
Keyword(s):  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Xingu River ◽  
The Right

Allobates crombiei was described by Morales, “2000” [2002] based on specimens collected by Ronald I. Crombie from Cachoeira do Espelho, on the right bank of the Xingu River, Pará State, Brazil. The original description was short and did not include the call or colour in life. Rodrigues & Caramaschi (2004) suggested that the taxonomic status of this species need be clarified. We are confident that the species collected and recorded by us is Allobates crombiei (Morales) “2000” [2002] because this is the only species of Allobates found calling in forest near Cachoeira do Espelho, and the character diagnosis in preserved specimens is similar, except that, based on preserved specimens, Morales (2002) considered the ventrolateral and the oblique lateral stripes to be absent. This may be because they are imperceptible in preserved specimens. However, unlike recent authors, Morales (2002) also considered the oblique lateral stripe to be absent in Allobates brunneus, Allobates gasconi and Allobates ornatus, in which he illustrated diffuse spots.

scholarly journals Redescription of the advertisement call of Brachycephalus tridactylus (Anura: Brachycephalidae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos R. Bornschein ◽  
Mario M. Rollo Jr. ◽  
Marcio R. Pie ◽  
André E. Confetti ◽  
Luiz F. Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Advertisement Calls ◽  
Made In

Redescription of the advertisement call of Brachycephalus tridactylus (Anura: Brachycephalidae). Miniaturized frogs of the genus Brachycephalus have restricted geographical distributions throughout the Atlantic Forest. Ecological data for most species are scarce and advertisement calls have been described for only 12 of the 36 known species, including B. tridactylus. The considerable duration of note length of the advertisement call of B. tridactylus has been mentioned in comparative studies of vocalizations in Brachycephalus. The single original recording of B. tridactylus, together with recordings made in March 2016 at the type locality, were analyzed to document any variation and redescribe the advertisement call of the species. In the recent recordings of B. tridactylus, the average length of the call is 50.8 s and the call is composed of 10–13 notes emitted at a note rate of 3.7–8.3 notes per min. The notes are isolated and composed of 1–3 pulses, with the note duration varying from 0.002–0.021 s. These values are not consistent with the original description of the call of B. tridactylus. The note duration is 89% shorter and the original description does not include notes with 1–3 pulses. The notes of B. tridactylus have few pulses, whereas those of B. ephippium have several. The advertisement call of B. tridactylus differs from that of B. albolineatus and B. mirissimus by having only isolated notes.

scholarly journals New records of Ischnocnema verrucosa Reinhart and Lütken, 1862 and I. surda Canedo, Pimenta, Leite and Caramaschi, 2010 (Anura, Brachycephalidae) in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

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2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1062
Author(s):  
Emanuel Teixeira da Silva ◽  
Patrícia Da Silva Santos ◽  
Harley Leandro Coelho ◽  
Renato De Souza Viana ◽  
Rodrigo Carrara Heitor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Minas Gerais State

Herein we provide new records of the leaf litter frogs Ischnocnema verrucosa and I. surda for the state of Minas Gerais, Southeast of Brazil. Our records fill the current gap in the geographic distribution of I. verrucosa in the east of Minas Gerais, and extend the distribution of I. surda in about 117 km straight southeast of its type locality. We also provide discussions regarding diagnose characters of I. surda. 

scholarly journals The advertisement call, color patterns and distribution of Ischnocnema izecksohni (Caramaschi and Kisteumacher, 1989) (Anura, Brachycephalidae)

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 112-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro P. G. Taucce ◽  
Felipe S. F. Leite ◽  
Patrícia S. Santos ◽  
Renato N. Feio ◽  
Paulo C. A. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Peak Frequency ◽  
Dominant Frequency ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Color Patterns ◽  
Quadrilátero Ferrífero

Ischnocnema izecksohni inhabits the gallery forests from the Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Southern Espinhaço range, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, and it is considered endemic to this region. Its closest related species is I. nasuta according to the original description. We describe the advertisement call of I. izecksohni based on specimens recorded and collected at the municipality of Nova Lima, state of Minas Gerais, distant about 10 km straight line from its type locality. The advertisement call consists of a group of notes emitted sporadically without a regular interval between the calls. Call duration (n = 36 calls in four individuals) ranged from 1.03 to 1.85 s (= 1.52 ± 0.21 s) and the call rise time from 0.66 to 1.52 s (= 1.16 ± 0.25 s), with 34-57 notes per call (= 47.42 ± 6.03). Peak frequency ranged from 2250 to 2625 Hz, the dominant frequency from 1317.8 to 3128.0 Hz and interval between notes from 22.00 to 41.00 ms (= 28.63 ± 0.03 ms). From the examination of herpetological collections, morphological and bioacoustical data we extended the species known distribution ca. 200 km eastward, to ten new localities, all of them outside the Quadrilátero Ferrífero region, at the Mantiqueira mountain range. We analyzed color patterns and we find some dorsal patterns not described at the original description of I. izecksohni. We also make some comments concerning the taxonomic status of I. izecksohni and I. nasuta.

Redescription of Dicranocentrus heloisae Arlé & Mendonça, 1982 (Collembola: Entomobryidae)

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (18) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Xisto ◽  
Maria Cleide de Mendonça
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New Records ◽  
Antennal Segment ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Maxillary Palp ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Sensory Organ ◽  
Pale Yellow ◽  
The Third

Dicranocentrus heloisae Arlé & Mendonça 1982 is redescribed based on specimens collected from its type locality, “Parque Nacional da Tijuca”, Rio de Janeiro municipality, State of Rio de Janeiro. The presence of 6+6 macrochaetae S, 1+1 macrochaeta P, and absence of macrochaetae A1 and Ps dorsally on head, puts Dicranocentrus heloisae in the gracilis-group sensu Mari-Mutt (1979). This species is easily indentified mainly due to general color pattern of pale yellow on body with bluish to blackish pigmentation on head. Taxonomic characteristics not illustrated in the original description are given (dorsal cephalic chaetotaxy, sensory organ of the third antennal segment, eyes, labrum, maxillary palp, outer labial papilla, labial triangle, trochanteral organ, femur, tibiotarsus, unguis, ventral tube and tenaculum). New records from other localities in Brazil are provided. A neotype for Dicranocentrus heloisae is designated.

On the taxonomy and natural history of the secretive Ischnocnema lactea Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) (Anura: Brachycephaloidea: Brachycephalidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4444 (2) ◽  
pp. 137 ◽  
Author(s):  
THIAGO SILVA-SOARES ◽  
LEO RAMOS MALAGOLI ◽  
CARLOS ALBERTO GONÇALVES CRUZ ◽  
ULISSES CARAMASCHI
Keyword(s):  
Large Body ◽  
Relative Length ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Dominant Frequency ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
Museum Data

The original description of Ischnocnema lactea (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) was based on  two specimens and an inaccurate type locality. These circumstances have obscured the identity of this name. Moreover, the I. lactea species  has had a complex taxonomic history and, in general, specimens of species in this group are poorly represented in amphibian collections. The diagnosis of the series is confusing, with many non-exclusive and variable characters barely useful. An accurate diagnosis for the series requires a precise characterization of I. lactea, its type species. Recently discovered populations, museum data, and new information on the collector of the type specimen allowed the elucidation of important issues related to this species. Here we provide the redescription of Ischnocnema lactea based on the lectotype, and intraspecific variation based on newly collected specimens. Ischnocnema lactea  is characterized by its large body size (adult 19.6–26.7 mm SVL; females 27.6–34.3 mm SVL); dorsum and flanks rugose, venter granular; vocal sac single and subgular, externally expanded; finger disks expanded, T-shaped, indented and truncate in fingers II–IV; toes relative length I<II<III<V<IV; black blotch on cloacal region, tarsus, and feet; moderate calcar tubercle present. Its advertisement call consists on a single short pulsed note ranging from 634 to 1060 milliseconds, with dominant frequency ranging from 2239.5 to 2756.2 Hz. Males call perched on vegetation mostly during daytime, starting early in the morning, and reproduction is explosive, associated to cold front rains. Ischnocnema lactea is a secretive and endemic inhabitant of the Serra do Mar in Southeastern Brazil. The type locality is redefined to the Municipality of Caraguatatuba. 

scholarly journals Recognition and distribution of Leptodactylus mystaceus (Anura; Leptodactylidae) in the State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís Felipe Toledo ◽  
Luciano Mendes Castanho ◽  
Célio F. B. Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
South America ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
First Record ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The State ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Widespread Species

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.

Redescription of the tadpole of Odontophrynus carvalhoi Savage and Cei, 1965 (Anura, Odontophrynidae) with comments on the geographical distribution of the species

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4323 (3) ◽  
pp. 419 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANUSY LOPES SANTOS-SILVA ◽  
SHEILA P. ANDRADE ◽  
CEZAR FILHO ROCHA ◽  
NATAN M. MACIEL ◽  
ULISSES CARAMASCHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Eleven Species

The genus Odontophrynus is distributed throughout the Neotropics being represented by eleven species (Frost 2017). Recently, Caramaschi & Napoli (2012) presented a taxonomic revision of the species belonging to the Odontophrynus cultripes species group including the redescription of O. carvalhoi together with natural history attributes, advertisement call description and geographic distribution remarks. 

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