A new species of Scinax Wagler, 1830 (Anura: Hylidae) from the middle Amazon river basin, Brazil

Authors

  • Marcelo José Sturaro Universidade Federal do Pará; Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia
  • Pedro Luiz Vieira Peloso American Museum of Natural History; Richard Gilder Graduate School; Division of Vertebrate Zoology (Herpetology)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.02

Abstract

A new species of the hylid genus Scinax is described and illustrated. The new taxon was found in the Amazonian rainforest of northern Brazil, municipalities of Maués and Careiro da Várzea, state of Amazonas. The new species is characterized by its moderate size (male mean snout-vent length 36.3mm); body robust; large, orange, black-bordered axillary and inguinal spots; and bilobate vocal sac. This new species was found in primary and secondary forest on branches of shrubs or trees in, or next to, permanent ponds and flooded areas.

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Published

2014-01-01

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 2 (2014)

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

Sturaro, M. J., & Peloso, P. L. V. (2014). A new species of Scinax Wagler, 1830 (Anura: Hylidae) from the middle Amazon river basin, Brazil . Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 54(2), 9-23. https://doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.02