The casque-headed lophyohyline genus Nyctimantis is widespread in South America, being composed of seven species. A recent molecular and morphological review of the genus found some undescribed species, one of which, from the Brazilian Cerrado, is described in this paper. It is distinguished by its relatively small to medium size, skull without expanded maxillae, paired vocal sacs, toe I without webbing, dark-brown dorsal coloration without longitudinal stripes, and dark-red to brown iris. The new species is the only in the genus occurring in the Brazilian Cerrado, inhabiting swampy forests.
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17 October 2024
A New Casque-Headed Treefrog Species of Nyctimantis Boulenger 1882 (Anura, Hylidae, Lophyohylini) from the Brazilian Cerrado Backlands
Reuber Albuquerque Brandão,
Pedro Paulo De Queiroz,
Paula Leão Ferreira,
Guilherme Fajardo Roldão Álvares,
Boris L. Blotto,
Adrian Antonio Garda,
Leonardo Dos Santos Gedraite,
Guilherme Ramalho Chagas Cataldi Santoro,
Julián Faivovich
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Herpetologica
Vol. 80 • No. 4
December 2024
Vol. 80 • No. 4
December 2024
Amphibia
central Brazil
Grande Sertão Veredas National Park
species description
Swampy forest
taxonomy
