New record of Melanophryniscus biancae Bornschein, Baldo, Pie, Firkowski, Ribeiro & Corrêa, 2015 (Anura, Bufonidae) from Paraná, Brazil, with comments on its phytotelm-breeding ecology

By

Nadaline, Júnior
Ribeiro, Luiz Fernando
Teixeira, Larissa
Vannuchi, Fábio Stucchi
Bornschein, Marcos R. (Marcos Ricardo)

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-9-20

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

821--826

Subjects

Conservation , diurnal activity , Grasslands , Paepalanthus planifolius , Refúgio Vegetacional , Serra do Mar

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.5.821

 

Abstract

We report Melanophryniscus biancae Baldo, Pie, Firkowski, Ribeiro & Corrêa, 2015 from Araçatuba, Tijucas do Sul, Paraná, Brazil at 1,615–1,645 m altitude, the first record from the state of Paraná. On 8 January 2018 we heard individuals calling during the day in the leaves of Paepalanthus planifolius (Bong.) Körn. where eggs, tadpoles, and three adults were collected. This species was recently described from two upland marshes (1,310–1,465 m altitude) in northeastern Santa Catarina, where it was found at night breeding in water tanks of Eriocaulon ligulatum (Vell.) L.B.Sm. Included here are new data on this species’ habitat, activity period, plant species used for oviposition, and the first female measurements.