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1 September 2011 A New Miniature Treefrog of the Scinax ruber Clade from the Cerrado of Central Brazil (Anura: Hylidae)
José P. Pombal, Marcos Bilate, Priscilla G. Gambale, Luciana Signorelli, Rogério P. Bastos
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Abstract

We describe a new species of treefrog of the Scinax ruber clade related to Scinax fuscomarginatus from southwest of the state of Goiás in central Brazil. The new species is characterized by its small size (snout–vent length of males, 15.9–18.6 mm; females, 18.1–18.7 mm), very slender body, a snout that is strongly acute in lateral view and subelliptical in dorsal view, two lateral broad blackish stripes from the posterior corner of the eye to inguinal region, reduced toe webbing, and advertisement calls that are a single pulsed note with a pulse period of 2–13 ms and a dominant frequency of 2.51–5.95 kHz. Vocalizations of the new species and S. fuscomarginatus, Scinax parkeri, Scinax squalirostris, and Scinax wandae are provided and discussed.

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José P. Pombal, Marcos Bilate, Priscilla G. Gambale, Luciana Signorelli, and Rogério P. Bastos "A New Miniature Treefrog of the Scinax ruber Clade from the Cerrado of Central Brazil (Anura: Hylidae)," Herpetologica 67(3), 288-299, (1 September 2011). https://doi.org/10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00067.1
Accepted: 1 May 2011; Published: 1 September 2011
KEYWORDS
amphibian
Dendropsophini
new species
Scinax fuscomarginatus
Scinax sp. nov.
vocalization
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