Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae, Melanophryniscus moreirae: distribution extension

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Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae, Melanophryniscus moreirae: distribution extension

“…The species was included in the Red List of the state of Minas Gerais (Bernardes 1998) following recommendation made by Guix et al (1998), but our findings agree with Marques et al (2006), suggesting the exclusion of M. moreirae of the IUCN threatened species list. …”

“…Our present record extends the distribution of Melanophryniscus moreirae approximately 35 km NW from the type locality (Parque Nacional do Itatiaia), and 45 km NE from the municipality of Queluz, state of São Paulo (near Pedra da Mina), where it has recently been discovered (Marques et al 2006). …”

“…This species is known only from areas of high altitude (from 1800 to 2400 m a.s.l.) near temporary swamps in the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Serra da Mantiqueira, on the border of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais, municipality of Itamonte, state of Minas Gerais (Bokermann 1967;Guix et al 1998;IUCN 2006), and in the state of São Paulo (Marques et al 2006). According to the GAA (Global Amphibian Assesment) and IUCN (2006), M. moreirae is a very common species within small range, but it appears to have declined recently (Eterovick et al 2005).…”

Amphibia, Anura, Leiuperidae, Physalaemus bokermanni: distribution extension

“…As a result, visits to new localities often seem to lead to reconsideration of the conservation status of endangered species (see recent examples in Peloso and Gasparini 2006;Marques et al 2006). These records, together with ours, support the idea that the inclusion of anuran species on "red lists" should be avoided as long as knowledge about the real distribution of species is deficient, and highlight the importance of natural history information.…”

Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Scinax cardosoi (Carvalho-e- Silva and Peixoto, 1991): distribution extension

“…Besides these localities, this species is also known from Serra da Mantiqueira and Serra do Mar mountains ranges at state of Rio de Janeiro (Carvalho-e-Silva and Caramaschi 2004). Recently, this species was first recorded at southern state of Minas Gerais, in the Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) Ovídio Antônio Pires, municipalities of Santa Rita da Jacutinga and Bom Jardim de Minas (Pinto et al 2009 abundance of the anuran fauna of Brazil (Pimenta et al 2005;Marques et al 2006;Araujo et al 2007).…”