Head in the clouds: a new dwarf frog species of the Physalaemus signifer clade (Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) from the top of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
- In an elevational gradient, the mountain top generally presents a reduced species diversity. However, it is there where we often find microendemic and quite often still undescribed species. That prediction is very common in underexplored Neotropical mountains, like those of the Caparaó National Park – a protected area that includes the highest peak of the Atlantic Forest, a megadiverse domain. Up in its top, we found a dwarf frog of the genus Physalaemus (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae), belonging to the P. signifer clade. After an integrative (morphological, bioacoustical, and genetic) analysis, we were able to describe it as a new species and found it to be sister to P. maculiventris. Due to its very restricted distribution at a site with extreme environmental conditions (which includes fires and frosts) and current instability in national environmental policy, we suggest this to be classified as an endangered species. A brief description of its natural history and the description of the species itself will now enable its proper conservation status categorization and the future planning for conservation actions.
Verfasserangaben: | Fernando LealORCiD, Camila Zornosa-TorresORCiD, Guilherme Augusto-AlvesORCiD, Simone DenaORCiD, Tiago Leite PezzutiORCiD, Felipe Sá Fortes LeiteORCiD, Luciana Bolsoni LourençoORCiD, Paulo GarciaORCiD, Luís Felipe ToledoORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-615030 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.764.1475 |
ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Deutsch): | European journal of taxonomy |
Schriftenreihe (Bandnummer): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (764:119-151) |
Verlag: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
Verlagsort: | Paris |
Dokumentart: | Wissenschaftlicher Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Veröffentlichung (online): | 26.08.2021 |
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 26.08.2021 |
Veröffentlichende Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 26.08.2021 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | Anura; Physalaemus araxa; species description; systematics; taxonomy |
Jahrgang: | 2021 |
Ausgabe / Heft: | 764 |
Seitenzahl: | 33 |
Erste Seite: | 119 |
Letzte Seite: | 151 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 486529592 |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Übergeordnete Einheit: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-257882 |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |