New record and range extension of Scarthyla goinorum Bokermann, 1962 (Amphibia, Hylidae) from Ouanary, French Guiana

By

Premel, Vincent
Villette, Benoit
Ferrieux, Thibaut
Piolain, Julien

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-8-21

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

1004--1007

Subjects

Amazon Basin , coastal forest , Guiana Shield

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.4.1004

 

Abstract

French Guiana is a French overseas territory located in northern South America. Here we report the first record of Scarthyla goinorum (Bokermann, 1962) from this territory, which represents a range extension of 450 km northward from the nearest previously known occurrence in Amapá state, Brazil. This is also the first occurrence outside the Amazon Basin and indicates the ability of the species to disperse efficiently to other watersheds possibly via floating rafts drifting along the coast.