A new species of Scinax is described from open formations of the coastal plains (Restingas) within the Tropical Atlantic Domain in northeastern Brazil. The new species most resembles S. auratus (Wied-Neuwied) and S. juncae Nunes and Pombal, and is diagnosed by the dorsal pattern of dorsolateral white stripes in dark-brown background, interocular white transversal stripe, and small scattered white blotches; snout rounded in dorsal view and profile; dorsal skin smooth; vocal sac smooth; presence of a few tubercles in a longitudinal way from the internal metatarsal tubercle to the heel; advertisement call with 7–8 notes; call dominant frequency 1.38 kHz. This new species can be easily distinguished from S. auratus and S. juncae by the different dorsal pattern, morphological traits, and advertisement call.
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1 March 2011
A New Snouted Treefrog of the Speciose Genus Scinax Wagler (Anura, Hylidae) from Northeastern Brazil
Ivan Nunes,
José P Pombal
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Herpetologica
Vol. 67 • No. 1
March 2011
Vol. 67 • No. 1
March 2011
Hylinae
restinga
Scinax auratus species complex
Scinax cretatus
taxonomy