A New Forest-Dwelling Frog Species of the Genus Adenomera (Leptodactylidae) from Northwestern Brazilian Amazonia

Autor(es)

de Carvalho, Thiago R. ; Simoes, Pedro, I ; Gagliardi-Urrutia, Giussepe ; Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. ; Haddad, Celio F. B. ; Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Copeia; v. 108, n. 4, p. 14-pg., 2020-12-01.

Resumo

We describe a new species of the South American frog genus Adenomera, based on external morphology, color patterns, advertisement call, and mtDNA sequences. The new species was collected from the Japura River basin in northwestern Brazilian Amazonia and is distinguished from all congeners by the combination of large snout-vent length (SVL), toe tips unexpanded, presence of antebrachial tubercle on underside of forearm, and by a multi-note advertisement call composed of non-pulsed notes. This new species is part of the A. lutzi clade together with a candidate new species known as Adenomera sp. P and A. lutzi. The three species have the largest SVL in the genus. The presence of toe tips fully expanded and a single-note advertisement call distinguish A. lutzi from the new species. Acoustic and morphological data are still required to assess the taxonomic identity of Adenomera sp. P. Our new species of Adenomera is the third anuran species described from the Solimoes-Japura interfluve. This flags this poorly known region of lowland forests as an important area of species richness in northwestern Amazonia. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 17/08489-0 - Diversidade de vocalizações em Leptodactylidae e análise exploratória da morfologia vocal: uma abordagem filogenética comparativa sobre a evolução acústica em um grupo de anuros neotropicais
• Beneficiário: Thiago Ribeiro de Carvalho Tavares
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 13/50741-7 - Diversidade e conservação dos anfíbios brasileiros
• Beneficiário: Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático