ISSN 1809-127X (online edition) © 2010 Check List and Authors Chec List Open Access | Freely available at www.checklist.org.br Journal of species lists and distribution N Proceratophrys moratoi ISTRIBUTIO Amphibia, Anura, Cycloramphidae, D extension and new altitudinal record in state of São Paulo, Brazil (Jim and Caramaschi, 1980): Distribution RAPHIC G EO 1*, Rosangela Aparecida Marques Martinez 2 1, Flávio G N Kulaif Ubaid 1, Fábio Maffei 1 and Jorge Jim 1 O Daniel Contieri Rolim , Silvio César de Almeida OTES Botucatu, SP, Brazil. N 1 Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Departamento de Zoologia. Distrito de Rubião Júnior s/n. CEP 18618-000. [email protected] 2 Universidade do Sagrado Coração, Departamento de Ciências da Saúde. Rua Irmã Arminda 10-50. CEP 17011-160. Bauru, SP, Brazil. * Corresponding author. E-mail: Abstract: Here we present a new record of the little toad Proceratophrys moratoi for the state of São Paulo, in the municipality of Bauru. This record extends to the known distribution of P. moratoi around 80 km northwestern from its type where the species has been found, approximately 200 m altitude below the known records. locality and around 115 km west from other known populations of this species. It also corresponds to the lowest elevation Proceratophrys moratoi was described by Jim and W, 810 m), state of São Paulo extending more 22 km south Odontophrynus moratoi in the to the known distribution of this species. Such a record district of Rubião Júnior, municipality of Botucatu, state was done in an open area of an environment characterized ofCaramaschi São Paulo, (1980) southeastern as Brazil. Recently, Amaro et al. as a mosaic of sugarcane cultivation lands and forest (2009) have performed molecular analyses with O. moratoi, regeneration areas, presenting small islands of remnant which was then inserted into the genus Proceratophrys. native vegetation in a rural landscape. This species is characterized by its small size (male Here we present a new record of P. moratoi for the state of São Paulo in the municipality of Bauru. The and occurs in open areas adjacent to small streams, collected specimen (Figure 1) was deposited in Jorge Jim with27.6 herbaceousmm and female vegetation 35.7 mmwhere of bushessnout-vent predominate length), Proceratophrys moratoi deScientific Botucatu, Collection state of (CCJJ São 7857),Paulo, housedBrazil (Licenseat Departamento IBAMA/ ofamong São Paulosome (Garciascattered et treesal. 2009), (Jim anda biome Caramaschi that originally 1980). de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Campus occupied 14 % (3.4 million is endemic hectares) to Cerrado of the fromstate state and Fieldworks were carried out between November currently occupies only 0.84 % (211 thousand hectares) 2008ICMBio and - SISBIO January 18115-1). 2009 at Jardim Botânico Municipal de of it (Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Estado de São Paulo 2008a). According to the Brazilian Red List of Threatened Bauru (22°20’48.46” S, 49°0’56” W; 550 m). This place Species, P. moratoi is considered “critically endangered” occupies 321.71 ha and is predominantly composed of (Machado et al. 2008). In the state of São Paulo, a recent review of the List of Threatened Species of the state (Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Estado de São Paulo 2008b).reclassified Since it from its description, “critically endangered” P. moratoi tohas “vulnerable” only been recorded in the municipality of Botucatu, state of São W)Paulo, (Martins Brazil, and at Jimits type 2008). locality Both sites(22°53’36” are at around S, 48°30’04” 900 m altitude.W) and at In 1 2008, km away Brasileiro from thereet al. (22°53’16”recorded this S, 48°30’23”species in the Estação Ecológica de Itirapina, municipality of Brotas, state of São Paulo, Brazil (22°12’53” S, 47°54’41” W; 720- distribution750 m altitude), of this in species. a “campo sujo” area, near a gallery forest, extending around 105 km northeast to the known Figure 1. Individual of Proceratophrys moratoi collected in the Jardim et al. (2010) recorded P. moratoi in Botânico Municipal de Bauru, Bauru, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Photo by Fábio Maffei. Recently, Carvalho Jr. the municipality of São Carlos (22°01’00.5” S, 47°56’21.0” Check List | Volume 6 | Issue 4 | 2010 576 Rolim et al. | Amphibia, Anura, Cycloramphidae, Proceratophrys moratoi (Jim and Caramaschi, 1980) sensu lato) (Nóbrega and Prado new record showed plasticity in the species distribution 2008). Proceratophrys moratoi specimens were found in a in relation to altitude, similarities in the features of the “campoCerrado sujo”vegetation area, near ( a fountain, with 30 m extension. P. moratoi sandy wet ground near the fountain. This water body has environmentsoccupied habitats may indicate cause thisthe highspecies specificity to disappear of from slowMales water (n = drainage,4) vocalized muddy during bottom daytime and edges (4-5 coveredp.m.) on by a suchfor environmental localities. occupation; thus, any change in these herbaceous vegetation and bushes among some scattered Brasileiro et al. (2008) suggested P. moratoi as a “data trees. The rivulet is a tributary of the stream Vargem et al. (2010) is surrounded by vegetation characterized as “cerradão” stateddeficient” that species surveys in are the required Red Lists to foranalyze Brazil the and actual São Limpa, which flows through a valley in an open area and conservationPaulo state. These status authors of this species. and Carvalho The present Jr. data agree sandy bottom and edges covered by herbaceous vegetation with the view of those authors, suggesting that new P. and(forest bushes. formation The largest of the Cerradonumber biome).of males The in vocalization stream has moratoi populations can be found when the sampling effort is increased in these regions, including the municipality of Bauru. specimensactivity was were recorded observed. on November This new 10, record 2008 (4extends p.m.; 29to the°C air distribution temperature; of P. 22moratoi °C water around temperature), 80 km northwestern when 15 Table 1. Localities, altitudes, geographic coordinates and references of the records of Proceratophrys moratoi in the state of São Paulo. population recorded in the Estação Ecológica de Itirapina Elevation (Figurefrom its 2). type locality and around 115 km west from that Localities Localization References (m) Botucatu 900 48°30’40”W 22°53’36”S, Brotas BrasileiroJim and Caramaschi et al. 2008 1980 22°12’53”S, 750 22°01’00”S, 810 47°54’41”W et al. 2010 São Carlos 22°20’48”S, Carvalho Jr. Bauru 47°56’21”W current study 550 49°00’56”W Acknowledgments: We thank to the Conservation International Brazil for the financial support, PEQUI (Pesquisa e Conservação do Cerrado) for Jardimthe granted Botânico scholarship Municipal for de the Bauru, first andauthor, to an the anonymous director Luiz reviewer Carlos who de providedAlmeida Netohelpful for suggestions. the reception and permission to the fieldwork in the Literature Cited Figure 2. Geographic distribution of Proceratophrys moratoi in state of of Odontophrynus moratoi Amaro, R.C., D. Pavan andZootaxa M.T. Rodrigues. 2009. On the generic identity Bauru. 1996. Lei Municipal n° 4.126Jim and de Caramaschi,12 de setembro 1980 de (Anura, 1996. São Paulo, Brazil (1 - type locality, 2 - record of Itirapina, 3 - record of São Cycloramphidae). 2071: 61-68. Carlos,This 4 - newoccurrence record; in brown in the is the municipality domain of the Cerrado of Bauru, biome). at Jardim Botânico Municipal de Bauru is important not only incisoDenomina II, Anexo e regulamenta 1. Plano Diretor os usos do Município na Área de BauruProteção. Ambiental Municipal Vargem Limpa - Campo Novo. Art. 19,Amphibia, Parágrafo Anura,Único, because of the distribution extension, but also because Odontophrynus moratoi such a place is an Environmental Protection Area (Bauru Brasileiro,advertisement C.A., I.A. call. Martins Check List and J. Jim. 2008.. 1996). In Botucatu region, this species is in decline Cycloramphidae, : Distribution extension and Odontophrynus4(4): 382-385 moratoi due to anthropogenic factors and urbanization in the Carvalho Jr., R.R., J.M.D Kleinsorgeand and L.A. Fusinatto. 2010. Amphibia, surroundings of the occurrence areas (Martins and Jim Paulo,Anura, southeastern Cycloramphidae, Brazil. Check List Jim and Caramaschi, et al. 2009). Thus, the presence of P. moratoi 1980: Filling gaps. Discovery of a new population in the state of São 6(1):36-37. populations in protected areas has great importance for Garcia, P.C.A., R.J. Sawaya, I.A. Martins, C.A. Brasileiro, V. Verdade, J. Jim, the2008; conservation Garcia of this species (Brasileiro et al. 2008). M.V. Segalla,In M. Martins, D.C. Rossa-Feres, C.F.B. Haddad, L.F. Toledo,Fauna AmeaçadaC.P.A. Prado, de B.M. Extinção Berneck do and Estado O.G.S. de Araújo. São Paulo: 2009. VertebradosAnfíbios; p. 329-São 347 P.M. Bressan, M.C.M. Kierulff and A.M. Sugieda (ed.). P. moratoi Ambiente. Considering the altitude of Botucatu, Itirapina and Paulo: Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo: SecretariaOdontophrynus do Meio São Carlos municipalities, the variation in da região de Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil (Amphibia, Anura). Revista Jim, BrasileiraJ. and U. deCaramaschi. Biologia 1980. Uma nova espécie de occurrence areas ranged from 750 to 900 m (Table 1). Livro Vermelho demonstratingThe new record the significantly ability of increasedthis species this toamplitude, occupy da Fauna Brasileira Ameaçada 40(2): 357-360. de Extinção differentbased on altitudinalthe presence regions. of a population However, atthe 550 environments m altitude, Machado,Meio Ambiente.A.B.M., G.M. Fundação Drummond Biodiversitas. and A.P. Paglia. 2 vol. 14202008. p. Martins, I.A. and Jim, J. 2008. Odontophrynus moratoi. Brasília: Ministério do of all sites inhabited by P. moratoi are very similar as to In biotic and abiotic features, especially because they belong (ed.).