A new species of the genus Oreophrynella (Anura; Bufonidae) from the Guiana highlands

Authors

  • Josefa Celsa Señaris Museo de Historia Natural La Salle
  • Carlos DoNascimiento Museo de Historia Natural La Salle
  • Osvaldo Villarreal Museo de Historia Natural La Salle

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492005000600001

Keywords:

Anura, Bufonidae, Oreophrynella, new species, Pantepui, Guiana Shield, Guyana, Brazil

Abstract

Oreophrynella weiassipuensis sp. nov. is described from Wei-Assipu-tepui on the Guyana-Brazil border. The new species is distinguished from other species of the genus by the presence of well developed post-orbital crests, toe webbing, dorsal skin minutely granular with scattered large tubercles, and reddish brown dorsal and ventral coloration.

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Published

2005-01-01

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 6 (2005)

Section

naodefinida

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Copyrights: Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. The journal is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type CC-BY.

How to Cite

Señaris, J. C., DoNascimiento, C., & Villarreal, O. (2005). A new species of the genus Oreophrynella (Anura; Bufonidae) from the Guiana highlands . Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 45(6), 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492005000600001