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A new species of Phasmahyla Cruz, 1990 (Anura: Hylidae) from the Atlantic Rain Forest of the States of Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil

2008; Brill; Volume: 29; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1163/156853808785111995

1568-5381

CARLOS ALBERTO GONÇALVEZ CRUZ, Renato Neves Feio, Luciana Barreto Nascimento,

Species Distribution and Climate Change

Abstract A new species of the genus Phasmahyla is described from Atlantic Rain Forest fragments at the Fazenda Duas Barras, Municipality of Santa Maria do Salto, northeastern State of Minas Gerais, at the Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) Serra do Teimoso, Municipality of Jussari, and at the Fazenda Santa Cruz, Municipality of Arataca, southern State of Bahia, Brazil. The new species is recognized by its medium size for the genus (SVL 33.3 to 38.0 mm in males, 42.8 to 48.6 mm in females); purple drops on flanks and concealed surfaces of forearm, thigh, and digits; male with moderate nuptial pad of minuscule horny asperities on finger I; tympanum distinct only on ventral half; supratympanic fold weakly developed and visible only behind the tympanum; loreal region slightly obtuse; larval oral disc with distinct upper and second lower series of horny teeth; and second lower series of horny teeth slightly shorter than the upper one.