A New Species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) from an Amazonia-Cerrado Transitional Zone, State of Tocantins, Brazil

Author(s)

de Andrade, Felipe Silva ^{[1, 2]} ; da Silva, Leandro Alves ^[3] ; Koroiva, Ricardo ^[4] ; Fadel, Renata Moleiro ^[4] ; Santana, Diego Jose ^[4]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Lab Hist Nat Anfibios Brasileiros, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Inst Ciencias Exatas & Nat Pontal, Lab Taxon & Sistemat Anuros Neotrop, Ituiutaba, MG - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Paraiba, Ctr Ciencias Exatas & Nat, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Mato Grosso do Sul, Inst Biociencias, Lab Zool, Campo Grande, MS - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of Herpetology; v. 53, n. 1, p. 68-80, FEB 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

The Neotropical genus Pseudopaludicola includes 24 species distributed throughout South America. Herein, we formally describe the 25th member of this Neotropical Glade as a new species: Pseudopaludicola jazmynmcdonaldae sp. nov. from an Amazon-Cerrado transitional zone in Brazil. The recognition of this new species is supported by adult morphology, advertisement call, and molecular data. It is diagnosed mainly by the following characters: small size; upper eyelids smooth, with no palpebral tubercles; heel smooth, with no enlarged conical tubercle; terminal phalanges knobbed, with no T-shaped terminal phalanges or expanded toe tips; relatively short hind limbs (tibiotarsal articulation just reaching the corner of the mouth); single, subgular, smooth, dark vocal sac in life, with no warty texture; and an advertisement call composed of regular series of short multipulsed notes, emitted at high rate. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/10728-7 - Acoustic characterization of populations and species of Pseudopaludicola (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae): taxonomic, systematic and macroevolutionary implications
• Grantee: Felipe Silva de Andrade
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate