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Check List 10(4): 965–967, 2014 © 2014 Check List and Authors Chec List ISSN 1809-127X (available at www.checklist.org.br) Journal of species lists and distribution N Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Scinax pusillus Pombal, Bilate, ISTRIBUTIO 1* 1 1, 3 2 1 D Muryllo Melo , Fernanda Fava , RogerioGambale, Pereira SignorelliBastos 1, Fausto Nomura& Bastos, 1 2011: Distribution extension , Luciana Signorelli , Danusy Lopes Santos , Hugo Bonfim Pinto RAPHIC G EO G 1 Universidade Federal de Goiás, Laboratório de Herpetologia e Comportamento Animal, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências N O Biológicas, CP 131, CEP 74000-970, Goiânia, GO, Brasil. 2 RAN – Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Répteis e Anfíbios, Setor Leste Universitário, CEP: 74.605.090, Rua 229, no. 95, Goiânia/GO, Brasil. 3 Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Museu de Zoologia João Moojen, Vila Giannetti, 32, campus universitário. OTES muryllomelo@gmail.com CEP 36570-000. Viçosa, MG, Brazil. N * Corresponding author. E-mail: Abstract: Scinax pusillus Scinax pusillus in Brazilian protected areas, update its is endemic to the Cerrado biome in Brazil and restricted to the state of Goiás from where the species was originally described. Herein, we report the first record of distribution in the state of Goiás, and present the first record for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. DOI: 10.15560/10.4.965 Treefrogs belonging to the genus Scinax Wagler 1830 are widespread in the Neotropics, from eastern found Scinax pusillus at seven additional localities (Figure and southern Mexico to Argentina Uruguay, and some 2).fieldwork Voucher periods specimens carried were outeuthanized between with 2010–2012, 5% lidocaine, we Caribbean islands (Frost 2014). Currently, 112 species are ; voucher assigned to this genus (Frost 2014). In Brazil, 90 Scinax tadpoles were euthanized in a 5% benzocaine solution and species are recognized, occurring in all major Brazilian fixed in a solution of 70%Adults alcohol and and tadpoles 15% formalin were deposited biomes (Segalla et al. 2014). The species in the Scinax ruber clade (sensu Faivovich et al. 2005) can be found from (ZUFG),fixed in 10% formalin. , under the labels ZUFG 5299, Mexico to Argentina (Duellman 1999, Faivovich 2002). 5310in the (Coxim),Coleção Zoológica5496, 6060, da 6062-3,Universidade 6933-5, Federal 6949, de 6950-1, Goiás That clade contains species related to open and forested Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil areas, with the majority of known species found in the Cerrado-Caatinga-Chaco biogeographic domain (Duellman (Aporé),6953-4 (Mineiros), for adults, 6145-7and lots (Cristalina), ZUFG 553, 6874 556, (Britânia),558, 563, 1999, Faivovich 2002). 566,7262-3, 570, 7272-5 577, 585-6, (Chapadão 588, do590, Céu), 593, 7374 595, (Luziânia), 598, 621, 7631625- Scinax pusillus Pombal, Bilate, Gambale, Signorelli & Bastos, 2011 was recently described and considered endemic to the Brazilian Cerrado. According to Pombal Céu)6 (Extractivist for tadpoles. Reserve Lago do Cedro), 1313, 1322, 1327, et al. (2011), S. pusillus can be distinguished from other by1331 one (Emas of the authorsNational of thePark),1338, original description1353 (Chapadão (RPB). Fordo species in the S. ruber clade by the very thin and small Identification of adults was confirmed body; head about as wide as the body; snout subelliptical some of the larvae until adult stage in the laboratory. dorsally and very acute laterally; nostrils directed laterally, identificationTwo of these of tadpoles new records we followed were obtained the development from areas of nearly elliptical and slightly protuberant; medium-sized included in the Brazilian National System of Conservation eyes; canthus rostralis Units (Sistema Nacional de Unidades de Conservação — region oblique and narrow; tympanum inconspicuous, medium in size and slightlystraight, rounded. poorly The defined; advertisement loreal call of this species is easily distinguished from others SNUC), although with different conservation objectives. One species in the S. ruber clade, being constituted by a single of these areas is the Emas National Park (ENP) (17°06′23″ pulsed note, with each call showing 63.86 pulses, with centralS, 52°55′40″ Brazilian W), plateau, which betweenis located Mineiros in the andsouthwestern Chapadão pulse period of 2–13 ms and a dominant frequency in the region of the state of Goiás. The ENP is located ine alsothe range 2.51–5.95 kHz (Pombal et al. 2011). In the original found specimens in these two municipalities and around description, this species was only found along permanent do Céu (17°49′–18°28′ S and 52°39′–53°10′S. pusillus W). was W found ponds close to farms, pasture or natural areas, such as in temporary and permanent ponds in open areas. The veredas formations. the park boundaries. In the ENP, Scinax pusillus (Figure 1) was until now found only second protected area is the Extractivist Reserve Lago do areaCedro of (ERLC) 17,337 (14°55′12″ ha and is S,located 51°04′58″ in the W, Cerrado SAD69), domainlocated at Rio Verde (17°48′01″ S, 51°05′05″ W), Serranópolis (Villanuevain the northeastern 2009), in region the Rio of Vermelho Goiás. The microregion. ERLC covers In thean Brazil,(18°16′05″ and atS, approximately51°56′05″ W), 800 and m Jataí a.s.l. (17°44′12″During some S, S. pusillus was found in temporary and permanent 51°37′54″ W) (Figure 2), all in the state of Goiás, central ERLC, 965 Melo et al. | Distribution extension of Scinax pusillus Figure 1. Scinax pusillus ponds near to forest (ZUFG edges 7631) or collected in open in Jataí areas. municipality, We also State of Goiás, Central Brazil. Photo by Sheila P. Andrade. recorded S. pusillus S. fuscomarginatus, and one (18°30′25″ S, 54°45′36″ W), in Mato Grosso do Sul that in Cristalina (16°46′08″ S, 47°36′50″ was previously identified as Scinax sp. TheW), Luziâniaspecimens (16°15′10″ were found S, in47°57′0″ ponds withW), predominantand Britânia specimenThe new from recordsAporé (18°56′56″ presented S, 51°54′32″herein increase W), in Goiás the herbaceous(15°21′58″ vegetation,S, 51°07′25″ located W), atoutside the boundary protected between areas. distributionthat was previously of the species identified (from as the type locality) towards fragments of secondary forest and agricultural landscapes. In such ponds, males of S. pusillus were captured during calling activity, on marginal shrubs. southern Goiás of approximately 130 km to Aporé, and In all localities, the behavior and habitat use of Scinax 199 km to ENP; towards northwestern Goiás, 282 km to pusillus were very similar to those depicted in the original Cristalina.Britânia and The 329 record km from in direction Coxim represents to the ERLC; a distribution towards description, including the peculiar position during extensioneastern Goiás of 402 409 km km towardsto Luziânia, the and southwest 401 km ineastward, a straight to calling (Pombal et al. 2011). The males were observed vocalizing on marginal vegetation, perched on vertical of the species in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, which branches of bushes or upon leafs, with their head upward suggestsline from that the thetype species locality could and representsalso occur in the the first Pantanal. record or downward. Individuals of Scinax pusillus can be easily Scinax pusillus seems to withstand and inhabit lands confused with Scinax fuscomarginatus that also present the same calling behavior (Nomura, pers. obs.). Thus, it is records of S. pusillus from protected areas is important possible that the distribution of S. pusillus could be even becauseconverted species to agricultural occurrence fields, in protectedespecially areaspastures. is often The greater if specimens of this species have been erroneously S. fuscomarginatus. We also found a specimen extension of S. pusillus of S. pusillus deposited in the “Zoological Collection of basinused for reinforces definition this of regionconservation as an important status. The repository distribution of identified as the anuran biodiversity forto thethe Cerrado Araguaia/Tocantins biome. river the Universidade Federal de Goiás” (ZUFG), from Coxim 966 Melo et al. | Distribution extension of Scinax pusillus Figure 2. Geographic distribution of Scinax pusillus in Brazil. Symbols: Circles: type localities, Stars: new records. Numbers: 1: Rio Verde-GO, 2: Jataí-GO, 3: Serranópolis-GO, 4: Aporé-GO, 5: Emas National Park-GO, 6:Coxim-MS, 7: Britânia-GO, 8: Extrativist Reserve Lago do Cedro-GO, 9: Luziânia-GO, and 10: Cristalina-GO. Acknowledgements: . Captured on 26 February 2014. We are grateful to members of the Laboratory of amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html 9)Animal and theBehavior & Herpetology/UFG for assistance with fieldwork; CNPq new miniature treefrog of the Scinax ruber clade from the Cerrado of programs.(Universal: 563075/2010-4, FN) and to the PELD (CNPq: 558187/2009- Pombal Jr, J.P., M. Bilate, P.G. Gambale,Herpetologica L. Signorelli and R.P. Bastos. 2011. A SISBIOTA (CNPq: 563075/2010-4 e Fapesp: 2010/52321-7) ). We are grateful CAPES to Sheilagranted P. Andradescholarship for collectingfor LS. We some are ofalso the gratefulspecimens to Ramos-Neto,central Brazil M.B. 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