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A new species of Scinax Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) from Mato Grosso, Brazil

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Author(s):
Araujo-Vieira, Katyuscia [1] ; Valdujo, Paula Hanna [2] ; Faivovich, Julian [3, 1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Museo Argentino Ciencias Nat Bernardino Rivadavia, Div Herpetol, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
[2] WWF Brasil, Lab Ecol Paisagem, BR-71620430 Brasilia, DF - Brazil
[3] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat, Dept Biodiversidad & Biol Expt, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Zootaxa; v. 4061, n. 3, p. 261-273, JAN 7 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 5
Abstract

A new species of the Scinax ruber Clade is described from Municipality of Barra do Garcas, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is diagnosed by its size (SVL 29.4-35.4 mm in males); dorsum with a background that varies from light and dark gray to dark brown, with round and irregular dark blotches; hidden surfaces of thigh and shank light or dark brown, with lighter, large and irregular blotches (yellow in life); and nuptial pad that covers the medial margin of Metacarpal I, and obscures the posterior portion and the outer margin of the inner metacarpal tubercle. It is most similar with Scinax rupestris, from which it differs by having larger adult males; less developed nuptial pad; and hidden surfaces of thigh and light or dark brown, with lighter, large and irregular blotches (yellow in life). The new species occurs near the headwaters of permanent or temporary streams, where males call from vegetation or rocks at the margins of small streams. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/10000-5 - A multi-disciplinary approach to the study of amphibian diversification
Grantee:Taran Grant
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/50741-7 - Diversity and conservation of Brazilian amphibians
Grantee:Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 07/51956-6 - Diversity patterns and distribution of Amphibians in Brazilian Cerrado
Grantee:Paula Hanna Valdujo
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate