A New Species of Fritziana Mello-Leitao 1937 (Amphibia: Anura: Hemiphractidae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Author(s)

Walker, Marina ^[1] ; Wachlevski, Milena ^[2] ; Nogueira-Costa, Paulo ^{[3, 4]} ; Garcia, Paulo C. A. ^[5] ; Haddad, Cello F. B. ^{[1, 6, 7]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Programa Posgrad Ciencias Biol, Ave 24 A, 1515 Bela Vista, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Rural Semi Arido, Ctr Ciencias Biol & Saude, Lab Ecol & Comportamento Anim, Ave Francisco Mota 572, BR-59625900 Mossoro, RN - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Sul & Sudeste Para, Inst Estudos Saude & Biol, Fac Ciencias Saude & Biol, Folha 31, Quadra 07, BR-68507590 Maraba, PA - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacl, Dept Vertebrados, Quinta Boa Vista S-N, BR-20940040 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

^[5] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Programa Posgrad Zool, Dept Zool, Inst Ciencias Biol, Av Antonio Carlos 6627, BR-31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil

^[6] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Ave 24 A, 1515 Bela Vista, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[7] Univ Estadual Paulista, Ctr Aquicultura CAUNESP, Ave 24 A, 1515 Bela Vista, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Herpetologica; v. 74, n. 4, p. 329-341, DEC 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

We describe a new species of the genus Fritziana, historically identified as Fritziana fissilis or F. aft fassilis. Using adult and tadpole morphology, as well as molecular analyses, we found the new species to be characterized by having the following traits: a mucronate snout tip, a black stripe on the wrist, round subarticular tubercles on the fingers and toes, a closed dorsal egg-pouch in females, tadpoles deposited in bromeliads, and a different mitochondria' transfer RNA gene order, when compared to the general orders already recognized for anurans. This new species occurs in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, in the states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul, and has the largest geographic distribution recorded for a species of Fritziana. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/50342-8 - Amphibians of Lagamar Mosaic protected areas: diversity, conservation and perspectives
• Grantee: Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Partnership for Technological Innovation - PITE
• FAPESP's process: 11/04933-6 - Taxonomic review of the genus Flectonotus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura; Hemiphractidae)
• Grantee: Marina Walker Ferreira de Faria
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• 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: 08/50928-1 - Speciation of frogs in high-altitude environments
• Grantee: Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants