A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil

A new species of Melanophryniscus is described from the Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, municipality of Ponta Grossa, Paraná State,Southern Brazil. The Parque Estadual de Vila Velha is located in the Campos Gerais region, an environment dominated by natural grasslands with patches of Araucaria Forest...

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Main Author:	Giovanna C. Steinbach-Padilha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 2008-12-01
Series:	Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
Subjects:	Anura Bufonidae species description phytotelmata Araucaria Forest Southern Brazil
Online Access:	http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/table.php?V=7&N=2

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spelling	doaj-321408858aaa4dc3a340f3021ce099802021-01-02T07:49:24ZengUniversidade de São PauloPhyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology1519-13972008-12-017299108A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil Giovanna C. Steinbach-PadilhaA new species of Melanophryniscus is described from the Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, municipality of Ponta Grossa, Paraná State,Southern Brazil. The Parque Estadual de Vila Velha is located in the Campos Gerais region, an environment dominated by natural grasslands with patches of Araucaria Forest. The new species is distinguished from all congeners by its small size (12.8-14.0 mm snout-vent length in adult males) and unique color pattern of copper brown dorsum covered with small spinulose black warts; ventral surface black finely spotted with white, posterior abdomen and ventral surfaces of the forearm, hand and foot with red stains. The new species is nocturnal and breeds in the water accumulated in the leaf-axils of phytotelmata.http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/table.php?V=7&N=2AnuraBufonidaespecies descriptionphytotelmataAraucaria ForestSouthern Brazil
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spellingShingle	Giovanna C. Steinbach-Padilha A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology Anura Bufonidae species description phytotelmata Araucaria Forest Southern Brazil
author_facet	Giovanna C. Steinbach-Padilha
author_sort	Giovanna C. Steinbach-Padilha
title	A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil
title_short	A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil
title_full	A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil
title_fullStr	A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed	A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil
title_sort	new species of melanophryniscus (anura, bufonidae) from the campos gerais region of southern brazil
publisher	Universidade de São Paulo
series	Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
issn	1519-1397
publishDate	2008-12-01
description	A new species of Melanophryniscus is described from the Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, municipality of Ponta Grossa, Paraná State,Southern Brazil. The Parque Estadual de Vila Velha is located in the Campos Gerais region, an environment dominated by natural grasslands with patches of Araucaria Forest. The new species is distinguished from all congeners by its small size (12.8-14.0 mm snout-vent length in adult males) and unique color pattern of copper brown dorsum covered with small spinulose black warts; ventral surface black finely spotted with white, posterior abdomen and ventral surfaces of the forearm, hand and foot with red stains. The new species is nocturnal and breeds in the water accumulated in the leaf-axils of phytotelmata.
topic	Anura Bufonidae species description phytotelmata Araucaria Forest Southern Brazil
url	http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/table.php?V=7&N=2
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A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of Southern Brazil

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