An extraordinary new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from southeastern Brazil


Autoria(s): Peloso, Pedro L. V.; Faivovich, Julian; Grant, Taran; Gasparini, Joao Luiz; Haddad, Celio F. B.
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

10/10/2013

10/10/2013

2012

Resumo

We describe a new species of bufonid from a lowland, sandy soil, restinga habitat in the state of Espirito Santo, southeastern Brazil. Based on the shared occurrence of putative morphological synapomorphies of Melanophryniscus and the results of a phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences of a broad sample of bufonids, and other anurans, we assign the new species to Melanophryniscus. The new species possesses several peculiar character states that distinguish it from all other Melanophryniscus including, but not limited to: fingers II, III, and V much reduced; nuptial pad with few enlarged, brown-colored spines on medial margin of finger II; seven presacral vertebrae, the last fused with the sacrum; and ventral humeral crest prominent, forming a spinelike projection.

Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior / Fulbright Commission (CAPES/IIE) [BEX 2806/09-6]

Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History

ANPCyT [PICT-2006-223, 2007-2202, PME 2006-490]

UBACyT [20020090200727]

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [proc. 305473/2008-5, proc. 476789/2009-5]

CNPq

Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP)

Identificador

American Museum Novitades, New York, v. 27, n. 3762, pp. 1-31, 41944, 2012

0003-0082

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/34105

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

AMER MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY

New York

Relação

Americn Museum Novitates

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openAccess

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Palavras-Chave #ANURA -- SUDESTE;BRASIL #VERTEBRADOS (CLASSIFICAÇÃO) -- SUDESTE;BRASIL #BUFONIDAE -- SUDESTE;BRASIL #BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION #ZOOLOGY
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article

original article

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