A New Species of the Scinax catharinae Group (Anura: Hylidae) From the Highlands of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Author(s)

Lourenco, Ana Carolina C. ^{[1, 2, 3]} ; Lingnau, Rodrigo ^[4] ; Haddad, Celio F. B. ^{[1, 2]} ; Faivovich, Julian ^{[5, 6]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Lab Herpetol, Ave 24A 1515, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Ctr Aquicultura, Ave 24A 1515, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Estado Minas Gerais, Dept Ciencias Biol, Campus Uba, Uba, MG - Brazil

^[4] Univ Tecnol Fed Parana, Dept Acad Quim & Biol, Linha Santa Barbara S-N, Caixa Postal 135, BR-85601970 Francisco Beltrao, PR - Brazil

^[5] Museo Argentina Ciencias Nat Bernardino Rivadavia, Div Herpetol, Angel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[6] Univ Buenos Aires, Dept Biodiversidad & Biol Expt, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: South American Journal of Herpetology; v. 14, n. 3, p. 163-176, DEC 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

We describe a new species of the Scinax catharinae group from the highlands of the State of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. The new species is distinguished from the other species of the group for having a trapezoid interocular blotch, an externally distended vocal sac, hypertrophied forearms in males, and the extension of foot webbing on Toe V. This new species brings to 35 the number of species in the S. catharinae group, which stands as the most diversified endemic Jade of Atlantic forest frogs. The discovery of a new, distinctive species in the southern section of the Atlantic Forest, where so far only five species of this clade were known to occur, indicates that we are far from a good understanding of the taxonomic diversity of this species group. (AU)

• 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: 12/25427-4 - Phylogenetic relationship in the Scinax catharinae (Anura, Hylidae) clade
• Grantee: Ana Carolina Calijorne Lourenço
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• 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