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Issue: Vol. 5777 No. 3: 19 Mar. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-03-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.12
Page range: 597-600
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On the geographic range of Paratelmatobius segallai (Anura: Leptodactylidae): Comments on the paper by Faria et al. (2025)

Departamento de Biodiversidade e Centro de Aquicultura (CAUNESP); Instituto de Biociências; Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP); 13506-900; Rio Claro; SP; Brazil; Centro de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade e Mudanças do Clima; Instituto de Biociências; Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP); 13506-900; Rio Claro; SP; Brazil
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG); 31270- 901; Belo Horizonte; MG; Brazil; Laboratório de Herpetologia e Bioacústica; Departamento de Zoologia; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG); 31270-901; Belo Horizonte; MG; Brazil
Departamento de Biodiversidade e Centro de Aquicultura (CAUNESP); Instituto de Biociências; Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP); 13506-900; Rio Claro; SP; Brazil; Centro de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade e Mudanças do Clima; Instituto de Biociências; Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP); 13506-900; Rio Claro; SP; Brazil
Amphibia Paratelmatobius segallai Atlantic Forest Anura

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How to Cite

Santos, M.T.T., Silva, I.E.C. & Haddad, C.F.B. (2026) On the geographic range of Paratelmatobius segallai (Anura: Leptodactylidae): Comments on the paper by Faria et al. (2025). Zootaxa, 5777 (3), 597–600. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.12