Review of the geographical distribution of the white-spotted frog Chiasmocleis albopunctata (Boettger, 1885) (Anura, Microhylidae)

Authors

  • Maurício da Cruz Forlani Universidade de São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia
  • Paula Hanna Valdujo Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências
  • Dante Pavan Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências
  • Adriano Oliveira Maciel Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Laboratório de Herpetologia
  • Pedro Luiz Vieira Peloso American Museum of Natural History, Laboratório de Herpetologia, Division of Vertebrate Zoology (Herpetology) and Richard Gilder Graduate School

Keywords:

chiasmocleis, microhylidae, gastrophryninae, distribution map

Abstract

This paper presents a review of the geographical distribution of Chiasmocleis albopunctata (Boettger, 1885), based on data from literature, scientific collections, and field notes. Our reviewing significantly enlarges the distribution of the species within the Brazilian territory, with new records for the states of Bahia, Maranhão, and Tocantins. Among all species of the genus, C. albopunctata can be considered the one with the widest latitudinal and altitudinal ranges, as well as greater environmental plasticity.
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Published

2011-09-01

How to Cite

Forlani, M. da C., Valdujo, P. H., Pavan, D., Maciel, A. O., & Peloso, P. L. V. (2011). Review of the geographical distribution of the white-spotted frog Chiasmocleis albopunctata (Boettger, 1885) (Anura, Microhylidae). Biota Neotropica, 11(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/865

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2011): v11n3

Section

Short Communications

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