A new species of the genus Dendrophryniscus is described from Reserva Biológica da Serra Geral, Municipality of Maquiné, and Parque Nacional dos Aparados da Serra, Municipality of Cambará do Sul, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Dendrophryniscus krausae sp. nov. is associated to the D. brevipollicatus group and is characterized by its medium size for the genus (snout-vent length 19.2–21.2 mm in males, 20.4–24.0 mm in females); body robust, slightly enlarged posteriorly; finger I short, robust, and in males with moderate nuptial pad of minuscule dark brown horny asperities; presence of few small granules, dispersed on upper eyelid surfaces; and external margin of upper eyelid weakly prominent.
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1 April 2008
A new species of Dendrophryniscus, Jiménez de la Espada, 1871 (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae) from the atlantic rain forest of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Carlos Alberto Gonçalves Cruz,
Luciana Ardenghi Fusinatto
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South American Journal of Herpetology
Vol. 3 • No. 1
April 2008
Vol. 3 • No. 1
April 2008
Anura
Atlantic Rain Forest Domain
Bufonidae
Dendrophryniscus krausae sp. nov
Rio Grande do Sul