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A new frog of the genus Hylodes (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2001

Luciana B. Nascimento
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, PUC Minas, 30535-610 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
José P. Pombal Jr
Affiliation:
Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Célio F. B. Haddad
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, C.P. 199, 13506-900 Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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Abstract

A new species of leptodactylid frog is described from Parque das Mangabeiras, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil. The new species is a member of the Hylodes lateristrigatus group, and is characterized by medium size, snout rounded in dorsal view and protruding in lateral view, presence of vocal slits and sacs, upper surface of finger and toe discs with well-developed scutes, a weakly developed stripe on the upper lip, dorsum, arm, leg, and foot dark brown with small irregular brown and black dots, and absence of red and yellow spots in live specimens. The descriptions of the tadpoles and vocalizations, and information on natural history are provided. Hylodes perplicatus (Miranda-Ribeiro), previously considered a member of the H. nasus species group, is transferred to the H. lateristrigatus species group.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2001 The Zoological Society of London

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