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Issue: Vol. 479 No. 1: 31 Mar. 2004
Type: Article
Published: 2004-03-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.479.1.1
Page range: 1–12
Abstract views: 45
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of Physalaemus (Amphibia; Leptodactylidae) from the Atlantic forest in southeastern Brazil

Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, C. P. 199, 13506-900 Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brasil
Departamento de Zoologia and Museu de História Natural, C.P. 6109, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083 Campinas, SP, Brasil
Amphibia Advertisement call Anura Atlantic Forest Leptodactylidae Natural history New species Physalaemus Southeastern Brazil Tadpole

Abstract

A new species of leptodactylid frog, Physalaemus atlanticus, is described from Ubatuba, northern coast of S o Paulo in southeastern Brazil. The new species belongs to the Physalaemus signifer species group and is characterized by the following set of characters: small size (males 20.1 22.1 mm SVL, females 21.0 23.9 mm SVL); canthus rostralis distinct; dorsal skin texture smooth to slightly rugose; belly orange in life; advertisement call with duration of 0.6 0.84 s and frequency between 0.9 1.8 kHz. Descriptions of the advertisement call and tadpole are provided, as well as information on natural history.

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