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SUBMITTER: Bornschein MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5088579 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bornschein Marcos R MR Ribeiro Luiz F LF Blackburn David C DC Stanley Edward L EL Pie Marcio R MR
PeerJ 20161027
A new species of <i>Brachycephalus</i> (Anura: Brachycephalidae) is described from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Nine specimens (eight adults and a juvenile) were collected from the leaf litter of montane forests 790-835 m above sea level (a.s.l.). The new species is a member of the <i>pernix</i> group by its bufoniform shape and the absence of dermal co-ossification and is distinguished from all its congeners by a combination of its general colora ...[more]