Herpetofauna Na Fazenda Experimental Catuaba

Souza, Moisés Barbosa de; Melo-Sampaio, Paulo Roberto; Souza, Vanessa Miranda de; Araújo, Jailini da Silva; Paula, Yara Araújo Pereira de

doi:10.35170/ss.ed.9786586283402.10

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“…The increasing number of species descriptions in this interfluve is a result of two main factors: the crescent (but still low) representativeness of Amazon-based taxonomists, and the increase of inventories in poorly sampled areas (Ferra˜o et al, 2016;Melo-Sampaio et al, 2020, 2021b. Alarmingly, conservation of this highly biodiverse region is severely threatened by habitat loss led by illegal deforestation and wildfires (Barni et al, 2015;Brando et al, 2020;Silveira et al, 2020;Souza et al, 2020;Melo-Sampaio et al, 2021c). Although several protected areas exist in southwestern Amazonia (e.g., Arapixi Extractive Reserve and National Forest of Iquiri), the increase in small-patch deforestation of protected areas in this region limits the effective conservation of its biodiversity (Kalamandeen et al, 2018).…”

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A New Species of Osteocephalus Steindachner, 1862 (Anura, Hylidae), From Brazilian Amazonia

2021

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Treefrogs of the genus Osteocephalus have been the focus of several taxonomic and phylogenetic studies, especially in the last two decades. These recent studies have shown that the diversity of this charismatic Amazonian genus is still largely underestimated. Through the evidence of morphological and molecular data, we describe a new species of the Osteocephalus alboguttatus species group from the Purus-Madeira Interfluve, southwestern Brazilian Amazonia. The new species differs from other Osteocephalus by having a small body size (snout-vent length 32.1-44.1 mm), skin texture non-sexually dimorphic, dorsum smooth with a few scattered small tubercles, vocal sac single and subgular, frontoparietal ridges not externally visible, and a dark tan brown iris with lighter vermiculation. The rapid increase in the number of new frog species described from the Purus-Madeira Interfluve highlight the importance of sampling poorly explored and remote areas in Amazonia, as well as the value of supporting taxonomic research to accelerate species documentation in face of the biodiversity crisis.

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