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Issue: Vol. 2418 No. 1: 6 Apr. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-04-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2418.1.2
Page range: 50–60
Abstract views: 77
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Revalidation and redescription of Elachistocleis cesarii (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) (Anura: Microhylidae)

Current address: Museu de Zoologia "Prof. Adão José Cardoso", Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP - IB), Rua Albert Einstein s/n, Caixa Postal 6109, CEP 13083-863, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil Pós Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, Curitiba, PR, Caixa Postal 19031, CEP 81531-980
Laboratório de Herpetologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Caixa Postal 199, CEP 13506-970, Brasil
Laboratório de Herpetologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Caixa Postal 199, CEP 13506-970, Brasil
Amphibia Anura Microhylidae Gastrophryninae Elachistocleis cesarii

Abstract

Elachistocleis cesarii (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920), new combination, is revalidated and redescribed based on preserved specimens (syntype series) collected in the state of São Paulo. Furthermore, based on recently collected specimens, we increase the distribution of the species to the states of Minas Gerais and Goiás, Brazil. This species is found in open areas calling during the rainy season (from September to February for populations of the state of São Paulo). The advertisement call is described and some basic natural history data are provided. It distinguishes from all other species of the genus by the combination of the following characters: spotted belly, dominant frequency of the advertisement calls about 3.5 kHz, tympanum concealed, and presence of postcommisural glands. The advertisement call of Elachistocleis piauiensis, a similar species with spotted belly from the Caatinga Biome, was also described to compare it with the advertisement call of E. cesarii.

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