Distribution extension of Scinax aromothyella (Anura, Hylidae)

Authors

  • Gabriel Laufer Universidad de la República, Facultad de Ciencias, Sección Zoología de Vertebrados
  • Juan Manuel Piñeiro-Guerra Universidad de la República, Facultad de Ciencias, Sección Zoología de Vertebrados
  • Ramiro Pereira-Garbero Universidad de la República, Facultad de Ciencias, Sección Zoología de Vertebrados
  • Juan Manuel Barreneche Universidad de la República, Facultad de Ciencias, Sección Zoología de Vertebrados
  • Rosana Ferrero Universidad de la República, Facultad de Ciencias, Sección Zoología de Vertebrados

Keywords:

Amphibia, neotropical, larva, disturbed habitat, temporal pond, hilly area

Abstract

Scinax aromothyella is a recently described hylid frog. Its distribution is not well known. There are records for Misiones, Argentina and for southeastern Uruguay. Here we report a new record of S. aromothyella from Aceguá, Cerro Largo Department, Uruguay (31° 53' 39" S and 54° 9' 17" W), based in tadpoles collected on the 15 of August, 2007. This new record extends the distribution of S. aromothyella in approximately 100 km north from previous reports in Uruguay. The samples were collected in a site located 2 km away from the border line with Brazil, reinforcing the idea that S. aromothyella might occur in Rio Grande do Sul.
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Published

2009-06-01

How to Cite

Laufer, G., Piñeiro-Guerra, J. M., Pereira-Garbero, R., Barreneche, J. M., & Ferrero, R. (2009). Distribution extension of Scinax aromothyella (Anura, Hylidae). Biota Neotropica, 9(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/510

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2009): v9n2

Section

Short Communications