A NEW SPECIES OF BRACHYCEPHALID (ANURA) FROM THE ATLANTIC RAIN-FORESTOF BRAZIL

Authors
POMBAL JP WISTUBA EM BORNSCHEIN MR
Citation
Jp. Pombal et al., A NEW SPECIES OF BRACHYCEPHALID (ANURA) FROM THE ATLANTIC RAIN-FORESTOF BRAZIL, Journal of herpetology, 32(1), 1998, pp. 70-74
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Journal of herpetology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221511
Volume
32
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
70 - 74
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1511(1998)32:1<70:ANSOB(>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A new species of the genus Brachycephalus is described from the State of Parana, Southern Brazil. The new species is characterized by black coloration on the flanks, orange dorsum, and absence of dermal ossific ation dorsal to the vertebrae. We suggest that the reduction of number of phalanges in hands and feet is related to the distinctive walking behavior in the genus Brachycephalus.