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New Records of Anurans in the State of Maranhão, Brazil: Hypsiboas Boans Check List 9(4): 899–901, 2013 © 2013 Check List and Authors Chec List ISSN 1809-127X (available at www.checklist.org.br) Journal of species lists and distribution N Hypsiboas boans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hylidae) and ISTRIBUTIO LeptodactylusNew records of syphax anurans Bokermann, in the state 1969 of Maranhão, (Leptodactylidae) D Brazil: 1 1 2 RAPHIC Rodrigo Matavelli , Aldenise Martins Campos , Maurício Araujo Mendonça and Gilda Vasconcellos G 1,2* EO de Andrade G N O Bacanga. CEP 85080-805. São Luis, MA Brazil. 1 Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação. Avenida dos Portugueses 1966, Campus do OTES N MA, Brazil. 2 Universidade Federal do Maranhão,[email protected] Departamento de Biologia. Avenida dos Portugueses 1966, Campus do Bacanga. CEP 85080-805. São Luis, * Corresponding author. E-mail: Abstract: We report two new records of anurans in the northeastern region of the state of Maranhão, Brazil. The records extend the distribution of Hypsiboas boans Leptodactylus syphax Bokermann, 1969 for the state of Maranhão. (Linnaeus, 1758) outside the Amazon basin, and represent the first record of The great diversity of anurans in Brazil (SBH 2012) in tropical forests as well as in bushes and trees of gallery contrasts with the current loss and degradation of natural habitats and with the scarce knowledge of the taxonomy, biology and geographic distribution of many species. forests (La Marca 2008; IUCN 2012), and is not considered Geographic data are one of the most important criteria an endangered species by the IUCN (2012). used to assess the conservation status of species (Bressan et al. by taxonomists of species determination are imperative to avoid 2009).misleading But conclusions.voucher specimens and the verification In this study we report two new records of anurans based on individuals collected in the Cerrado environment of the northeastern state of Maranhão, Brazil (Figure 1). These records extend the current geographic distribution of Hypsiboas boans (Linnaeus, 1758) eastward. The distribution of this species was limited to the Amazon basin and has now expanded to the Cerrado biome in the northeastern region of the state of Maranhão. Also this Leptodactylus syphax Bokermann, is the first record of 1969 for the state of Maranhão. The identifications were confirmed by the experts Dr. Ulisses Caramaschi and Dr. Marcelo Felgueiras Napoli, after comparisons with specimens deposited at the Museu Nacional, municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (MNRJ),The Instituto and Museu Chico de MendesZoologia deda ConservaçãoUniversidade da Federal Biodiversidade da Bahia, – municipality ICMBio (License of Salvador, number 20896-1)Bahia, Brazil provided (UFBA). permit to collect specimens. Voucher L. syphax; specimens were depositedH. boans in). the Museu de Zoologia da UniversidadeHypsiboas Federalboans, dadescribed Bahia (UFBA from 10383: “America”, is consideredUFBA 11124-11126: a large hylid (adult males 101-128 mm distributed in Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, eastern Panama andSVL, Trinidadand adult and females Tobago. 91-123 In Brazil, mm theSVL) species that ishad widely only Figure 1. Hypsiboas boans (black circles) and Leptodactylus syphax (black square) in the been recorded in the Amazon Basin (Lima et al. 2006; La northeastern New region records of the stateof geographicof Maranhão, distribution Brazil. The namesof refer to the municipalities, delimited by the black lines. Marca 2008; IUCN 2012). It is a nocturnal species found 899 Matavelli et al. | New records of anurans in the state of Maranhão Specimens of H. boans were registered from four municipalities in the northeastern region of the state of 2010Maranhão, (adult between female March102.7 andmm August SVL), 2010:Santa BarreirinhasQuitéria do (3°02’29’’ S, 43°07’52’’ W; elevation: 39 m) on 29 March Maranhão (3°18’17’’ S, 43°12’35’’ W; elevation: 70 m) on SVL),03 May and 2010, at the Urbano boundary Santos between (3°10’31’’ the municipalitiesS, 43°21’28’’ W; of elevation: 65 m) on 15 March 2010 (adult male 92.8 mm newChapadinha records andexpand Mata its Roma geographic (3°42’18’’ distribution S, 43°14’02’’ ca. 675 W; kmelevation: northeastwards 62 m) on 30 from July, andmunicipality on 15 August of Parauapebas 2010. These et al. Figure 3. Hypsiboas boans at the boundary between were(06°04’04” associated S, 49°54’07” to slow W), lotic state environments of Pará, Brazil in (Pinheiro gallery the municipalities of Chapadinha and Mata Roma in northeastern Nest and eggs of forests2012) with topalm Urbano trees Santos (“buritizais”), municipality. with Alltrees individuals 10-15 m (07/08/2010). high. Although this species is not usual in altered habitats region of the state of Maranhão, Brazil. Photo: Maurício A. Mendonça in disturbed areas. Pinheiro et al. (2012) also assigned the(La Marcaoccurrence 2008; of IUCN this 2012), species in inthis “antropic study it wasareas” captured in the theCarajás dry region,season, Pará. individuals of this species are active at nightAccording on sandy to orRodríguez muddy edgesand Duellman of slow streams.(1994), duringIn the state of Maranhão, we observed active individuals (Figure 2) during the rainy season (March to May), and in the early dry season (July and August). The eggs are laid in clay basins, which are built by the males on the edge of ponds or streams and, later, the tadpoles are dragged into drythe streamsseason in (Duellman just one locality, 1997). Chapadinha-Mata We found clay basins Roma. with (FigureLeptodactylus 3) and without syphax eggs or small tadpoles in the early Figure 4. Adult male specimen of Leptodactylus syphax (SVL = 67.1 mm) recorded in the municipality of Santa Quitéria do Maranhão, state of of Mato Grosso, Brazil, isBokermann, considered 1969a medium-sized (Figure 4), described from São Vicente, Cuiabá municipality, state SVL, and adult females from 70-90 mm SVL (Heyer et al. Maranhão, Brazil. Photo: Rodrigo Matavelli (07/04/2010). 2010).leptodactylid, The tadpoles with adult develop males in ranginglentic environments from 58-83 mmand as well as southern Paraguay and eastern Bolivia (Heyer are not well adapted to human disturbance (Heyer et of Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Goiás, São Paulo and Piauí,et al. al. Leptodactylus et al. 2007; pentadactylus species group (Heyer 1979), being found Giaretta1979; 1995; et al Cardoso. 2008; andSilva Heyer and Giaretta1995; De 2009; La Riva Martins mainly 2004; in IUCN open 2012). and rockyIt is included areas inin the central-west, and2000; Silva Silva 2009). and TheFacure species 2007; was Uetanabaro also recorded in rocky southeast and northeast regions of Brazil, in the states areas and small caves in the Serra da Bodoquena, and in underground ducts used for storm drainage in the city of Campo Grande, both in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Heyer et al. 2010). And exceptionally, L. syphax was recorded in area of “restinga” (a phytophysionomy of the Atlantic Forest biome typical of the sandy coastal plains) (Araujo et al. 1998) in the municipality of Presidente Kennedy, state of Espírito Santo, an area devoid of rocky outcrops (Heyer et al. 2010). Andrade et al. (2011) expanded the distribution of L. syphax in the state of Piaui, and provided a geographic distribution map, based on Heyer et al. (2010), including all these Brazilian states, and et al. (2012) expanded the distribution of this species from the state of also Tocantins, Ceará, and Paraíba. Pinheiro L. syphax is not considered Figure 2. Hypsiboas boans recorded at Tocantins to the metalophic savanna at Carajás National the boundary between the municipalities of Chapadinha and Mata Roma an endangered species (Heyer et al. Unvouchered adult specimen of Forest,Specimens state of ofPará. Leptodactylus Currently, syphax was registered in 2004; IUCN 2012). in northeastern region of Maranhão state, Brazil. Photo: Maurício A. Mendonça (30/07/2010). the municipality of Santa Quitéria do Maranhão (3°17’28’’900 Matavelli et al. | New records of anurans in the state of Maranhão Leptodactylus syphax. In Red List of Threatened Species. Version. 2010. Heyer, R., S. Reichle, D. Silvano and L. Aquino. 2004. S, 43°8’33’’ W; elevation: 30 m), filling a gap between the 2011. IUCN 2010. IUCN nearstates of of termite Piaui mounds.and Pará. The We new collected record istwo 1967 individuals km north Heyer,4. AccessibleW.R. 1979. atSystematics http://www.iucnredlist.org/. of the pentadactylus Captured species group on 28 of May the and(Figure east 4) from on the7 April type 2010locality in of the this Cerrado species, environment, and expands frog genus Leptodactylus Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology its geographic distribution in 192 Km north and west from Heyer, W.R. 1995. South American(Amphibia: rocky habitat Leptodactylidae). Leptodactylus (Amphibia, the previous records at the Parque Municipal Cachoeira do Anura, Leptodactylidae), 301: with 1-43. description of two new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington Leptodactylus syphax. north region of state of Piauí (Andrade et al. 2011). Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 108(4): 695- 716. Bota Fora (04°12’00” S, 41°39’60” W), Piripiri municipality, Heyer, W.R.,IUCN M.M. Red Heyer List ofand Threatened R.O. de Species.Sá. 2010. version 2010.4. Electronic 868: 1-9. Acknowledgments: IUCNMay 2012. 2011. Database accessible at http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Captured on 26 state of Maranhão; Gustavo We Klinkethank forUlisses editing Caramaschi the map; two and anonymous Marcelo Jaramillo, Q. Fuenmayor, S. Ron and J. Hardy. 2008. Hypsiboas boans. refereesFelgueiras for Napoli valuable for thesuggestions identification that of improved the specimens the manuscript; collected in andthe La Marca,In E., C. Azevedo-Ramos,IUCN Red List of L.A. Threatened Coloma, Species.F. Solís, Version R. Ibáñez, 2010.4. C. 2012.: IUCN 2010. funding by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Accessible at http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Captured on 26 February Tecnológico – CNPq (Casadinho/ 620163/2009-8; research grant Keller and W.
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