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Issue: Vol. 4462 No. 2: 27 Aug. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-08-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4462.2.9
Page range: 274–290
Abstract views: 122
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On Rhinella gildae Vaz-Silva, Maciel, Bastos & Pombal 2015 (Anura: Bufonidae): Phylogenetic relationship, morphological variation, advertisement and release calls and geographic distribution

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioprospecção Molecular, Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Campus do Pimenta, Rua Cel. Antônio Luiz, 1161. Crato, Ceará, Brazil
Laboratório de Herpetologia, Centro de Referência da Biodiversidade Regional, Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT). Av. Fernando Correa da Costa, 2367, Boa Esperança. Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Campus do Vale. Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Agronomia. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioprospecção Molecular, Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Campus do Pimenta, Rua Cel. Antônio Luiz, 1161. Crato, Ceará, Brazil Laboratório de Evolução e Genética Animal (LEGAL), Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Av. General Rodrigo Octávio Jordão Ramos, 6200. CEP 69077–000 Manaus, AM, Brazil
Programa de Pós Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), CEP 69067005, Manaus, AM, Brazil
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA), PA 275, Km 13, Zona Rural. CEP: 68.515-000, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil.
Programa de Pós Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), CEP 69067005, Manaus, AM, Brazil
Programa de Pós Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), CEP 69067005, Manaus, AM, Brazil
Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Av. General Rodrigo Octávio Jordão Ramos, 6200. CEP 69077–000 Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Laboratório de Evolução e Genética Animal (LEGAL), Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Av. General Rodrigo Octávio Jordão Ramos, 6200. CEP 69077–000 Manaus, AM, Brazil
Amphibia bioacoustics morphology Rhinella margaritifera

Abstract

Anurans in the Rhinella margaritifera group have a long history of taxonomic confusion, mainly by morphological similarity between species and lack of acoustic and genetic data for many of the 19 described species. Herein, we presented data for Rhinella gildae based on recently collected specimens from its type locality. We provide patterns of morphological variation, measurements, advertisement and release calls and infer the phylogenetic position of R. gildae. The species geographical distribution was updated, occurring in two Amazonian localities in Maranhão state, and Cerrado areas in Maranhão and Tocantins states and also in a rainforest enclave inside Caatinga domain in Ceará state.

 

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