Diversity of miniaturized frogs of the genus Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae): a new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil
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2018-09
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The number of species of frogs in the South American genus Adelophryne has increased in
recent years, and it has become apparent that this group contains a substantial amount of
undescribed diversity. Currently the genus contains nine described species and five candidate
species. Here we describe the tenth species of the genus Adelophryne from the municipality
of IgrapiuÂna, southern Bahia state, Brazil. The new species is characterized by its
small body size, indistinct tympanum, and two phalanges in the finger IV. The species of the
genus are distributed in three groups, Northern Amazonia Clade, Northern Atlantic Forest
Clade and Southern Atlantic Forest Clade. The new species is phylogenetically related to
species of the Northern Atlantic Forest Clade of Adelophryne and restricted to forested habitat,
as typical for other Adelophryne. The species is restricted to the pristine forests in the
type locality, and we consider its conservation status as Near Threatened. New morphological
and molecular data of other Adelophryne species are presented, extending the distribution
of Adelophryne sp. 2, Adelophryne sp. 4, Adelophryne mucronata and Adelophryne
glandulata. However, a more comprehensive revision of the diversity and phylogenetic position
of most Adelophryne species is needed, and the evolutionary relationships of A. meridionalis
and A. pachydactyla remain unknown.
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LOURENÇO-DE-MORAES, Ricardo et al. Diversity of miniaturized frogs of the genus Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae): a new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil. PLoS One, San Francisco, v. 13, e0201781-17, 2018. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201781. Disponível em: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0201781. Acesso em: 08 mar. 2023.