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Issue: Vol. 1658 No. 1: 11 Dec. 2007
Type: Articles
Published: 2007-12-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1658.1.4
Page range: 57–68
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of Sphaenorhynchus (Anura; Hylidae) from Brazil

 

Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 199, CEP 13506-970, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brasil Universidade Federal do Paraná, Pós Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 210, Jardim da Américas, Curitiba, PR, CEP 81531-970
Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Nazaré, 481, Ipiranga, CEP 04263-000, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
Centro Integrado de Análise e Monitoramento Ambiental, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Rodovia Dourados Itahum Km 12, Cidade Universitária, 79804-970, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil; and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Faculdade de Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga 6681, 90619-900, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 199, CEP 13506-970, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brasil
Amphibia Sphaenorhynchus caramaschii sp. nov. Sphaenorhynchus surdus species description Atlantic Forest

Abstract

A new species of Sphaenorhynchus, probably closely related to S. surdus, is described from the states of São Paulo, Paraná, and Santa Catarina in the southeast and south of Brazil. This species, Sphaenorhynchus caramaschii sp. nov., is an intermediate species in size within the genus and is characterized by the absence of external tympanum, by the snout from truncate to slightly mucronate in dorsal view and protruding in lateral view, by the presence of a dark line from the snout to the eye, and mainly by differences in the advertisement call (a long call with several notes). It is found in open areas, calling during the wet season of the year, generally, in the deepest area of permanent ponds. Illustrations of the adults, descriptions of the advertisement calls, and a map of geographic distribution of the species are provided. Also, we provide data on the distribution and natural history of S. surdus and describe its advertisement call.

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