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New Species of Crossodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae)From the Atlantic Rain Forest of Southeastern Brazil Copeia, 1995(2), pp. 436-439 New Species of Crossodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae)from the Atlantic Rain Forest of Southeastern Brazil ROGERIO P. BASTOS AND JOSE P. POMBAL JR. A new species of leptodactylid frog, Crossodactylus caramaschii, is described from the southern part of the state of Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil. The new species, a member of the Crossodactylus gaudichaudii group, is characterized by having a short snout, a distinct and straight canthus rostralis, and reticulated belly. THE genus CrossodactylusDumeril and Bi- (thigh length), TBL (tibia length), and FL (foot bron, 1841, occurs from northeastern to length). southern Brazil and northern Argentina (Frost, 1985; Carcerelli and Caramaschi, 1993). Car- Crossodactyluscaramaschii sp. nov. amaschi and Sazima (1985) recognized three species groups in the genus Crossodactylus:C. Holotype.-ZUEC 9190, adult male, collected at gaudichaudii group, C. trachystomusgroup, and the Caverna do Diabo (24?35'S; 48?35'W, 450 C. schmidtigroup (Crossodactylusschmidti was con- m above sea level), Municipio de Eldorado, Es- sistently misspelled in Caramaschi and Sazima, tado de Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 11 Feb. 1993 by 1985). The species of the Crossodactylusgaudi- J. P. PombalJr., R. P. Bastos, and O. C. Oliveira. chaudii group are as follows: C. gaudichaudii Du- meril and Bibron, C. aeneus Muller, C. boker- Paratypes.-CFBH 339-40, adult males, BR 116, manni Caramaschi and Sazima, C. lutzorum Car- S.E.A.R.A., Municipio de Pariquera-Acu, Es- cerelli and Caramaschi, and C. dantei Carcerelli tado de Sao Paulo, collected in Sept. 1988 by and Caramaschi. Crossodactylus trachystomus E. Leonel; CFBH 1850, adult male, Fazendinha (Reinhardt and Liitken), C. dispar A. Lutz, and Sao Luis, Municipio de Ribeirao Branco, Estado C. grandis B. Lutz belong to the C. trachystomus de Sao Paulo, collected on 18-21 Jan. 1993 by group, and C. schmidtiGallardo is the only known C. F. B. Haddad and J. P. Pombal Jr; MNRJ species of its group (Carcerelli and Caramaschi, 16671, ovulated adult female, collected with the 1993; Duellman, 1993). Herein, we describe a holotype; MZUSP 21894-96, three adults, col- new species of the Crossodactylusgaudichaudii lected at the Gruta dos Caboclos, Municipio de group (as defined in Caramaschi and Sazima, Apiai, Estado de Sao Paulo by P. E. Vanzolini 1985) from the Atlantic rain forest of the state and R. Brandao; MZUSP 30628, adult, collect- of Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil. ed at the type locality on 13 Feb. 1962 by D. Camargo; MZUSP 51665-66, ovulated adult MATERIALS AND METHODS female and unsexed adult, collected at the Bair- ro da Serra, Municipio de Iporanga, Estado de Vocalizations were recorded with a Nagra-E Sao Paulo, on 3-5 March 1977 by C. Duchene; tape recorder and Senheiser ME 80 micro- WCAB 49670, adult male collected with the phone at 19 cm/sec. Tapes were analyzed on a holotype; ZUEC 9191, adult male, collected with Macintosh classic coupled to MacRecord? the holotype; ZUEC 1695, adult male, collected Sound System 2.05 (64 points). Institutional ab- at the type locality on 28 Dec. 1971 by I. Sazima breviations follow Frost (1985), except for CFBH and M. Sazima; ZUEC 8255-8258, adult males, (Celio F. B. Haddad collection, deposited in the collected at the type locality on 12-13Jan. 1980 Universidade Estadual Paulista, "campus" de by A. J. Cardoso, V. Oliveira and E. Schecht- Rio Claro, Sao Paulo, Brazil), and ZUEC (Mu- mann. seu de Historia Natural, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil). Measurements Diagnosis and comparison with other species.-A are in millimeters. medium-sized species (males 21.7-25.8 mm Abbreviations are as follows: SVL (snout-vent SVL), belonging to the Crossodactylusgaudichau- length), HW (head width), HL (head length), dii group, characterized by slender body, broad ED (eye diameter), IOD (interorbital distance), head, short snout, canthus rostralis distinct and END (eye-nostril distance), NSD (nostril-snout straight, and belly with brown reticulations. distance), TD (tympanum diameter), THL Crossodactyluscaramaschii is distinguished from ? 1995 by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists BASTOS AND POMBAL-NEW SPECIES OF CROSSODACTYLUS 437 C. aeneus and C. bokermanniby its broader head and better developed toe discs (see figure in Caramaschi and Sazima, 1985). The new species differs from C. gaudichaudii by its narrower head, better developed toe fringes, smaller snout, and advertisement call and Car- by (see Weygoldt . _: . _ valho e Silva, caramaschiiis ~~~,.... Y~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4~~~~ 1992). Crossodactylus B I v distinguished from C. dantei and C. lutzorum by its reticulate belly (not reticulate in C. dantei A and C. lutzorum; Carcerelli and Caramaschi, 1993). The new species further differs from C. 5 mm dantei the absence of a tubercle by triangular -H~~~~~~~~~~?- below the tympanum. From C. lutzorum, C. car- amaschii further differs in having a snout round- ed in dorsal view (the snout is slightly truncate in C. lutzorum,Carcerelli and Caramaschi, 1993). i?j ? Descriptionof holotype.-Body slender; head lon- ger than wide, snout short, its shape rounded in dorsal view and protruding in lateral view (Fig. 1A-B); nostrils directed laterally, slightly protuberant; canthus rostralis distinct, straight; Y loreal region weakly concave; tympanum dis- c tinct, large, rounded, its diameter about two- thirds of eye diameter; weak supratympanic fold; weakly developed paired subgular vocal sacs; Fig. 1. Crossodactyluscaramaschii sp. nov., holo- tongue ovoid, medium-sized; no vomerine teeth; type, ZUEC 9019. (A) Dorsal and (B) lateral views of choanae small, slightly ovoid. Arms moderately head; ventral view of (C) hand and (D) foot. robust; three spines on each thumb; subarticu- lar tubercles single; outer metacarpal tubercle oration in dorsum and surfaces of nearly rounded, inner metacarpal tubercle el- upper thigh, and feet. liptical (Fig. 1C); scutes not developed on upper tibia, surfaces of the finger tips; fingers without web- Measurements HL bing; finger lengths IV < II - I < III. Legs of holotype.-SVL 24.3; 8.9; HW ED IOD END NSD robust; feet with an elliptical inner metatarsal 7.9; 2.9; 2.5; 1.4; 2.9; TD THL TBL FL 13.0. tubercle, larger than conical outer; subarticular 2.0; 12.5; 13.1; tubercles single, rounded; toe discs small (Fig. Variation.-In some the dorsum is 1D), upper surfaces of disks with weakly devel- specimens, smooth without dark The num- oped scutes; toes extensively fringed; extensive and/or spots. ber of on the thumb of males varies be- tarsal fold-flap, continuous distally with toe spines tween two and three. The two fringe on outer side of first toe; toe lengths I four, generally females studied do not have thumb The < II < V < III < IV. Posterior third of upper spines. is sometimes and lateral surfaces granulate; belly smooth. light supralabial stripe incomplete. Measurements (mean ? SD, range) of 11 males, followed one female in are as Color in dark brown by parentheses of holotype life.-Dorsum follows: SVL 24.5 ? 0.99,21.7-25.8 (27.4); HW with reddish a ex- spots posteriorly; light stripe 7.94 ? 0.21, 7.5-8.2 (8.4); HL 9.21 ? 0.45, from of snout to a tending tip scapular region; 8.1-9.8 (9.7); ED 2.92 + 0.11,2.76-3.16 (2.88); dark brown line from of snout extending tip IOD 2.54 ? 0.15, 2.35-2.88 (2.40); END 1.49 and through nostril, eye, above/behind tym- ? 0.28, 0.75-1.81 (1.44); NSD 0.49 ? 0.14, surfaces panum; tympanum light brown; upper 0.23-0.75 (0.52); TD 1.89 ? 0.20, 1.44-2.19 of tibia, and feet brown with dark bars thigh, (1.7); THL 11.84 ? 0.65,10.8-12.7 (12.0); TBL and reddish forearm brown with dark spots; 12.69 ? 0.50, 11.8-13.3 (14.0); FL 12.31 ? black and iris spots; pupil copper; belly yellow- 0.50, 11.3-13.0 (13.3). ish white with brown reticulations. Advertisementcall. -The call duration is 5.50 ? Color of holotypein preservative.-Similar to that 0.54 sec (range = 4.71-6.09 sec, n = 6) at air in life, except for the absence of reddish col- temperature of 24 C and water temperature of 438 COPEIA, 1995, NO. 2 a I 2I I I U 0.4 s Fig. 2. Advertisementcall of Crossodactyluscaramaschii sp. nov. recorded on 11 Feb. 1993 at 1430 h, air temperature 21 C and water temperature 24 C. 21 C; 49-69 notes per call (x = 56.83 ? 5.41, Distribution.-The new species is known from n = 6) given at a rate of approximately 10/sec; the type locality in the Caverna do Diabo, Mu- call with harmonic structure (Fig. 2); notes mod- nicipality of Eldorado, and in the municipalities ulated with the dominant frequency (= third of Capao Bonito, Ribeirao Branco, Apiai, Ipor- harmonic) around 5.0 kHz, fundamental fre- anga, and Pariquera-Acu (all localities in the quency about 1.6 kHz. southern part of the state of Sao Paulo, Atlantic The advertisement call of the genus Hylodes rain forest, southeastern Brazil). shows the dominant frequency in the third har- name honors monic (Vielliard and Cardoso, In Press; Haddad Etymology.-The specific Ulisses for his contribution to the knowl- and Pombal, 1995). Crossodactyluscaramaschii also Caramaschi, of the Brazilian has the dominant frequency in the third har- edge herpetofauna. monic, which permits better sound propagation because of the noise the stream (as Additional specimens examined.-Crossodactylus aeneus MZUSP 69085, produced by 69087-92 bokermanni ZUEC 2456- in the see Vielliard and (topotypes). Crossodactylus 2200, genus Hylodes; Cardoso, 2458, 2470, 3349 (paratypes). Crossodactylusdispar MZUSP 4066-69, In Press). Three genera are contained in the 23460-61,23465-70 (topotypes); ZUEC 672, 2268, 2374,3500,8310- and 8313.
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