A new species of Proceratophrys (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from western Brazil

DRAUSIO H. MORAIS ¹ROBSON W. AVILA ²RICARDO A. KAWASHITA-RIBEIRO³

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作者信息

1. Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociencias, UNESP, Distrito de Rubido Jr., s/no, CEP 18618-000, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
2. Universidade Regional do Cariri, Centro de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude, Departamento de Ciencias Bioldgicas, Campus do Pimenta, Rua Cel. Antonio Luiz, 1161, Bairro do Pimenta, 63105-100, Crato, CE, Brazil
3. Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto de Biociencias, Colegao Zoologica de Vertebrados. Avenida Fernando Correa da Costa s/n. CEP 78060-900, Cuiabd, MT, Brazil
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Abstract

A new species of Proceratophrys cristiceps group is described from western Brazil. The new species is characterized by absence of prominent palpebral appendages and postocular swellings, males measuring 44.2 ±2.1 mm SVL (41.1-7.3 mm) and females 56.4± 2.8 mm SVL (52.7-59.8 mm), snout rounded in dorsal ,and obtuse in lateral views, dorsal skin uniformly rugose, with no elevated warts, and tympanum defined as a depression on the skin. The new species was found in Guapore river drainage, a highly impacted area due to the construction of water dams.

Key words

Proceratophrys cristiceps group/Amphibia/morphology/Cerrado/Amazon/Proceratophrys strussmannae sp.nov.

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出版年

2011

Zootaxa

SCI

ISSN：1175-5326

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