A new and possibly critically endangered species of casque-headed tree frog Aparasphenodon Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 (Anura, Hylidae) from southeastern Brazil

Clodoaldo LOPES DE ASSIS; DIEGO JOSÉ SANTANA; FABIANO AGUIAR DA SILVA; FERNANDO MARQUES QUINTELA; Renato neves Feio

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3716.4.6

Issue: Vol. 3716 No. 4: 25 Sept. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-09-25

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3716.4.6

Page range: 583–591

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**A new and possibly critically endangered species of casque-headed tree frog Aparasphenodon Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 (Anura, Hylidae) from southeastern Brazil**

Clodoaldo LOPES DE ASSIS⁺⁻
DIEGO JOSÉ SANTANA⁺⁻
FABIANO AGUIAR DA SILVA⁺⁻
FERNANDO MARQUES QUINTELA⁺⁻
Renato neves Feio⁺⁻

Amphibia Aparasphenodon pomba sp. nov. Southeastern Brazil Atlantic Rain Forest taxonomy

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Abstract

A new species of casque-headed tree frog of the genus Aparasphenodon is described from the municipality of Cataguases (21º20’S, 42º45’W; 288 m a.s.l.) in the Atlantic Rain Forest of Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. Aparasphenodon pomba sp. nov. is characterized by medium size (males, snout-vent length, SVL 51.6–60.5 mm; females, SVL 58.7–62.1 mm); snout almost round in dorsal view; dorsum and limbs with cream-colored reticulation on dark-brown background; spots on ventral surface cream-colored; lips white; cream-colored dorsolateral stripe originating on the snout, crossing the upper eyelid and extending posteriorly to the axilla level; and red iris.