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A new species of the Rhinella margaritifera group (Anura: Bufonidae) from Brazilian Pantanal

A new species of the Rhinella margaritifera group (Anura: Bufonidae) from Brazilian Pantanal

Authors :
Christine Strüssmann
Robson W. Ávila
André Pansonato
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Source :
Scopus, Repositório Institucional da UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), instacron:UNESP, Scopus-Elsevier, ResearcherID
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
Magnolia Press, 2010.

Abstract

Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T21:02:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-01-20 We describe adult morphology, advertisement call and some natural history traits of a new species of toad from the Pantanal, western Brazil. Rhinella paraguayensis sp. nov. belongs to the Rhinella margaritifera group, and is characterized by medium size, snout rounded in dorsal view, with a vertical apical ridge, supraorbital crests weakly developed, parietal crest not well developed, postorbital crest prominent, presence of a dorsolateral line of tubercles, tympanum evident, bony protrusions at angle of jaws, absence of vertebral apophyses and of projections on upper eyelids, and parotoid glands small. The new species is distinguished from other species of the group by geographic distribution and by the use of floating mats of vegetation as reproductive site. Copyright © 2010 Magnolia Press. Departamento de Parasitologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista, Distrito de Rubião Jr., s/no, CEP 18618-000, Botucatu, S P Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa, s/no, CEP 78060-900, Cuiabá, MT Departamento de Ciências Básicas e Produção Animal Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa, s/no, CEP 78060-900, Cuiabá, MT Departamento de Parasitologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista, Distrito de Rubião Jr., s/no, CEP 18618-000, Botucatu, S P

Details

ISSN :
11755334 and 11755326
Volume :
2339
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Zootaxa
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....fb434a585eb5f3ba9fed457d2bf85bdc
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2339.1.3