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Anomalies in Three Frog Species from Eastern Amazonia
Acta Biológica ColombianaWe reported anomalies in three anuran species belonging to two families: Craugastoridae (Pristimantis gutturalis and P. chiastonotus), and Bufonidae (Rhinella castaneotica).
Fillipe Pedroso-Santos +2 more
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Frontiers in Zoology, 2018 Background Amphibian defence against predators and microorganisms is directly related to cutaneous glands that produce a huge number of different toxins.
Pedro Luiz Mailho-Fontana +5 more
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Anuran artifacts of preservation: 27 years later [PDF]
, 2009 Measurements made on preserved anuran specimens are often used in studies of systematics, ecology and evolution. Here, we examine the effect of preservation on one of the most common measurement of frogs, snout-urostyle length (SUL).
G. Bruce Williamson +2 more
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Anura, Hylidae, Dendropsophus nahdereri (Lutz and Bokermann, 1963): Distribution extension and new state record. [PDF]
, 2010 Dendropsophus nahdereri is included in the Dendropsophus marmoratus group. Its distribution is known fromthe Brazilian states of Paraná and Santa Catarina. Here we report new records of this species and briefly describe the habitatof calling males.
Balestrin, R. L. +8 more
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A new species of arboreal toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Chaunus) from Madidi National Park, Bolivia [PDF]
, 2006 Accepted by M. Vences: 23 Jun 2006; published: 3 Aug. 2006A new arboreal species of the Chaunus veraguensis group is described for the humid montane forest of Madidi National Park, in northern Bolivia.
De la Riva, Ignacio +3 more
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A new species of Chaunus from Central Brazil : Anura; Bufonidae [PDF]
, 2007 A new species of Chaunus, apparently related to Chaunus arenarum, Chaunus rubescens, and Chaunus achavali is described. The new species occupies Cerrado habitats in southwestern Piauı´ and Bahia states and in northwestern Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
Brandão, Reuber Albuquerque +2 more
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Amphibians Of Argentinean Mesopotamia [PDF]
, 2004 An update of the amphibian diversity and populations status in the Northeast of Argentina (NEA) is presented. General characteristics and distribution of groups that conform the amphibian fauna of this region is also pointed out.
Baldo, Juan Diego +2 more
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Niche overlap and resource partitioning among five sympatric bufonids (Anura, Bufonidae) from northeastern Argentina [PDF]
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2009 The niche overlap and resource partitioning were analyzed for five sympatric bufonids from Northeastern Argentina: Rhinella schneideri, R. bergi, R. fernandezae, R. granulosa, and Melanophryniscus cupreuscapularis.
Marta I. Duré +2 more
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The advertisement call of the toad Rhinella humboldti (Bufonidae)
Zootaxa, 2013 Despite important advances in understanding phylogenetic relationships among anurans (Frost et al. 2006; Pyron & Wiens, 2011), many uncertainties persist regarding phylogenetic affinities and taxonomic limits. The male advertisement call offers numerous opportunities to find diagnostic characters and is therefore useful for anuran species ...
Torres-Suárez, Olga Lucía +1 more
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Gayana, 2005 El Parque Nacional Sierra de las Quijadas se encuentra ubicado al noroeste de la provincia de San Luis. Fue creado en 1990 a fin de preservar parte del ecosistema semiárido, presentando una biodiversidad característica de un ambiente ecotonal de las ...
Analía Guerreiro +2 more
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