DOCSLIB.ORG

A New Species of Giant Torrent Frog, Genus Megaelosia, from the Atlantic Rain Forest of Espı´Rito Santo, Brazil (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
A New Species of Giant Torrent Frog, Genus Megaelosia, from the Atlantic Rain Forest of Espı´Rito Santo, Brazil (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 453–460, 2003 Copyright 2003 Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles A New Species of Giant Torrent Frog, Genus Megaelosia, from the Atlantic Rain Forest of Espı´rito Santo, Brazil (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) 1 2 3 JOSE´ P. P OMBAL JR., GUSTAVO M. PRADO, AND CLARISSA CANEDO Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Quinta da Boa Vista, 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil ABSTRACT.—Herein is described a new species of leptodactylid frog from Pedra Azul, Municipality of Domingos Martins, State of Espı´rito Santo, southeastern Brazil. The new species is a member of the genus Megaelosia, and is characterized by large size; fold of fifth toe not reaching outer metatarsal tubercle; snout rounded in dorsal view and slightly protruding in lateral view; tympanum moderately small; finger tips with scutes fused to the subunguis and toe tips with a pair of scutes free of the subunguis; dorsal skin texture smooth; skin of the flanks without large granules; belly and throat predominantly gray with many, small yellow blotches; and distinct bilateral vocal sacs in males. The tadpole is described. The new species is the northern limit for the genus Megaelosia, and reinforces the high endemism and richness of the anuran fauna from Santa Teresa region, State of Espı´rito Santo, Brazil. The subfamily Hylodinae Gu¨ nther, 1859 MATERIALS AND METHODS (Leptodactylidae) is composed of three genera: Specimens used in the description or examined Crossodactylus Dume´ril and Bibron, 1841; Hylodes for comparisons are housed in the Adolpho Lutz Fitzinger, 1826; and Megaelosia Miranda-Ribeiro, collection, deposited in Museu Nacional, Rio de 1923 (Lynch, 1971; Frost, 1985). The species of Janeiro, RJ, Brazil (AL-MN); Ce´lio F. B. Haddad these three genera are rheophilic and mainly collection, deposited in Departamento de Zoo- associated with the Atlantic Rain Forest (Carcer- logia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, elli and Caramaschi, 1992; Giaretta et al., 1993; SP, Brazil (CFBH); Museu Nacional, Rio de Bastos and Pombal, 1995; Nascimento et al., Janeiro, RJ, Brazil (MNRJ); Museu de Zoologia 2001). Megaelosia currently includes five recog- da Universidade de Sa˜o Paulo, SP, Brazil nized species (Giaretta et al., 1993; Giaretta and (MZUSP); and Museu de Histo´ria Natural, Aguiar, 1998): Megaelosia bocainensis Giaretta, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brazil Bokermann, and Haddad, 1993, Megaelosia boti- (ZUEC). Specimens examined are listed in cariana Giaretta and Aguiar, 1998, Megaelosia Appendix 1. goeldii (Baumann, 1912), Megaelosia lutzae Izeck- Measurements (in millimeters), using calipers, sohn and Gouveˆa, 1985, and Megaelosia massarti follow Cei (1980) and Duellman (1970): SVL (De Witte, 1930). Megaelosia is endemic to (snout–vent length), HL (head length), HW (head Atlantic Rain Forest of the State of Espı´rito Santo width), ED (eye diameter), END (eye–nostril to the State of Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil (Giaretta et al., distance), TD (tympanum diameter), IOD (in- 1993; Giaretta and Aguiar, 1998). Specimens of terorbital distance), THL (thigh length), TBL Megaelosia are rare in collections because of their (tibia length), and FL (foot length). Sex was restricted distribution, cryptic behavior (Giaretta determined by presence or absence of paired et al., 1993; Melo et al., 1995), difficulty of col- vocal sacs. Adult specimens were fixed in 10% lection (Lutz, 1930), and low density. During a formalin and maintained in 70% ethyl alcohol; survey of the anuran fauna of the Pedra Azul, tadpoles were preserved and maintained in 5% Municipality of Domingos Martins, located in the formalin. Drawings of the holotype and tadpole mountainous region of the State of Espı´rito were made using a Zeiss stereomicroscope with Santo, Brazil, we collected specimens of a new a drawing tube. Tadpole staging follows Gosner species of the genus Megaelosia described herein. (1960), and tadpole labial tooth row formula follows Altig (1970). Geographic coordinates were taken with a Garmin II GPS. Megaelosia apuana sp. nov. Figures 1–3 1 Corresponding Author. E-mail: pombal@acd. ufrj.br Holotype.—MNRJ 26057, adult female, col- 2 E-mail: [email protected] lected at fountainhead of Rio Jucu (208269160S; 3 E-mail: [email protected] 418019210W; approximately 1200 m), next to 454 J. P. POMBAL JR. ET AL. FIG.1. Megaelosia apuana, MNRJ 26057 (holotype), adult female in dorsal and ventral views. the Parque Estadual da Pedra Azul, Munici- in lateral view (subacuminate in dorsal view and pality of Domingos Martins, State of Espı´rito protruding in lateral view in M. goeldii; see fig. 1 Santo, Brazil, on 13 November 2000 by J. P. in Giaretta et al., 1993), males with vocal sacs Pombal Jr., G. M. Prado, R. Fernandes, and J. L. (lacking in M. goeldii), and finger discs smaller Gasparini. and weakly developed scutes on finger discs Paratopotypes.—CFBH 03568, MNRJ 26058, (well developed in M. goeldii). Megaelosia apuana adult female and male, respectively, collected differs from M. lutzae by having the snout with holotype; MNRJ 26059, adult male, collec- rounded in dorsal view and slightly protruding ted on 21 September 2000 by W. Prado and G. M. in lateral view (acuminate in M. lutzae; see fig. 1 Prado. in Giaretta et al., 1993), less developed scutes on Diagnosis.—A large member of the hylodinae the discs, and gray belly with many small yellow (males 78.0–97.2 mm SVL) characterized by (1) blotches or spots (marbled in M. lutzae, see fig. 2 fold of fifth toe not reaching outer metatarsal in Izecksohn and Gouveˆa, 1985). The new species tubercle; (2) snout rounded in dorsal view and can be distinguished from M. massarti by its slightly protruding in lateral view; (3) tympanum smaller size (SVL 100.3–123.9 mm in M. massarti; moderately small; (4) finger tips with scutes Giaretta et al., 1993), narrower head, larger vocal fused to the subunguis and toe tips with a pair sacs in males, and in life gray belly with many of scutes free of the subunguis; (5) dorsal skin small yellow blotches or spots (belly cream, texture smooth; (6) skin of the flanks without blotches yellowish in M. massarti). large granules; (7) belly and throat predominant- Description of the Holotype.—Body robust (Fig. ly gray with many small yellow blotches; and (8) 1); head slightly longer than wide; snout rounded distinct bilateral vocal sacs in males. in dorsal view and slightly protruding in lateral Comparison with Other Species.—Megaelosia view (Fig. 2); nostrils slightly protuberant, di- apuana differs from M. bocainensis by having rected anterolaterally; canthus rostralis distinct, a less protruding snout in lateral view (see fig. 1 almost straight; loreal region concave; tympa- in Giaretta et al., 1993), less developed scutes num distinct, oval, and moderately small, on the discs, and smooth dorsal surfaces of the diameter about 33% of the eye diameter; well- fingers (rugose in M. bocainenesis). Megaelosia developed supratympanic fold, extending from apuana is distinguished from M. boticariana by behind of the eye to near arm insertion; toothlike having flanks slightly smooth (rugose in M. process in front of lower jaw, with socket boticariana; see fig. 1 in Giaretta and Aguiar, between premaxillae; numerous well-developed 1998), slightly smaller tympanum, and nearly teeth on premaxilla and maxilla; tongue large; straight loreal region. Megaelosia apuana differs vomerine teeth little developed in two small from M. goeldii by having the fold of fifth toe not series, between and behind choanae; choanae reaching the outer metatarsal tubercle (reaching small. Arms moderately robust; forearms robust; the outer metatarsal tubercle in M. goeldii), snout fingers robust (Fig. 3); finger length II , IV ffi I , rounded in dorsal view and slightly protruding III; outer metacarpal tubercle nearly trapezoidal NEW MEGAELOSIA 455 FIG.2. Megaelosia apuana, MNRJ 26057 (holotype). (Upper) dorsal and (bottom) lateral views of head (scale 10 mm). 456 J. P. POMBAL JR. ET AL. FIG.3. Megaelosia apuana, MNRJ 26057 (holotype). Ventral view of (left) hand and (right) foot (scale 10 mm). in shape, inner metacarpal tubercle ovoid; flap continuous distally with outer side of first a small, rounded, supernumerary tubercle be- toe; fold of the fifth toe not reaching the outer tween and above subarticular tubercle and inner metatarsal tubercle. Dorsal skin texture smooth; metacarpal tubercle; several palmar supernumer- lateral side of head and flanks of body rugged; ary tubercles; subarticular tubercles single, under surfaces smooth. round; fingers weakly fringed laterally; outer Color in Life of the Holotype.—Dorsal surface fringe absent on basal third of fingers II and III; brownish-green with yellowish blotches; flanks finger discs small, round; upper surface of finger reticulated in pale gray with many small yellow tips with scutes fused to subunguis. Legs robust; blotches; lips tan, pale gray with yellowish spots; toes robust (Fig. 3); toe length I , II , III ffi V , upper surface of thigh and tibia brown with four IV; inner metatarsal tubercle elongated; outer dark brown transverse bars; forearm brown with metatarsal tubercle small, protruding, round; one dark brown transverse bar and few dark subarticular tubercles single, protruding, round brown spots; belly and throat predominantly or elongated; toe discs small, round; upper gray with many, small yellow blotches or spots; surfaces of toe discs with pair of well-developed under surface of thighs and tibia gray with scutes, free from subunguis;
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Unesp INSTITUTO DE BIOCIÊNCIAS – RIO CLARO       
    UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA “JÚLIO DE MESQUITA FILHO” unesp INSTITUTO DE BIOCIÊNCIAS – RIO CLARO PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS (ZOOLOGIA) LEVANTAMENTO DA HERPETOFAUNA DO PARQUE NATURAL MUNICIPAL NASCENTES DE PARANAPIACABA, SANTO ANDRÉ, SP Vivian Carlos Trevine Dissertação apresentada ao Instituto de Biociências do Campus de Rio Claro, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do título de Mestre em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia). Setembro - 2011 Vivian Carlos Trevine Levantamento da Herpetofauna do Parque Natural Municipal Nascentes de Paranapiacaba, Santo André, SP Dissertação apresentada ao Instituto de Biociências do Campus de Rio Claro, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do título de Mestre em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia). Orientador: Prof. Dr. Hussam El Dine Zaher Rio Claro 2011 Vivian Carlos Trevine Levantamento da Herpetofauna do Parque Natural Municipal Nascentes de Paranapiacaba, Santo André, SP Dissertação apresentada ao Instituto de Biociências do Campus de Rio Claro,Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do título de Mestre em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia). Comissão Examinadora ____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Rio Claro, 30 de agosto de 2011. Se um dia eu enxerguei mais longe, foi por estar de pé sobre ombros de gigantes. Isaac Newton AGRADECIMENTOS A Hussam Zaher pela oportunidade de trabalhar no MZUSP, pela orientação, paciência e por todo o apoio no desenvolvimento do mestrado. A Célio F. B. Haddad por possibilitar o financiamento das viagens de campo (proc. Fapesp 2008/50928-1), imprescindível para a realização deste trabalho, e também pela hospitalidade em Rio Claro e acesso à coleção CFBH.
    [Show full text]
  • Body Length of Hylodes Cf. Ornatus and Lithobates Catesbeianus Tadpoles
    Body length of Hylodes cf. ornatus and Lithobates catesbeianus tadpoles, depigmentation of mouthparts, and presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis are related Vieira, CA.a,b, Toledo, LF.b*, Longcore, JE.c and Longcore, JR.d aLaboratório de Antígenos Bacterianos II, Departamento Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP, CP 6109, Campinas, SP, Brazil bMuseu de Zoologia “Prof. Adão José Cardoso”, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP, CP 6109, CEP 13083‑970, Campinas, SP, Brazil cSchool of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469 USA d151 Bennoch Road, Orono, Maine 04473 USA *e‑mail: [email protected] Received November 28, 2011 – Accepted March 16, 2012 – Distributed February 28, 2013 (With 1 figure) Abstract A fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which can cause morbidity and death of anurans, has affected amphibian populations on a worldwide basis. Availability of pure cultures of Bd isolates is essential for experimental studies to understand the ecology of this pathogen. We evaluated the relationships of body length of Hylodes cf. ornatus and Lithobates catesbeianus tadpoles to depigmentation of mouthparts and determined if dekeratinization indicated an infection by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. A strong association existed for both species, one from South America (Brazil: São Paulo) and one from North America (USA: Maine). We believe it prudent not to kill adult amphibians if avoidable, thus obtaining tissue for isolating Bd from tadpoles is reasonable because infected specimens of some species can be selectively collected based on depigmentation of mouthparts. Keywords: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, depigmentation, Hylodes cf. ornatus, Lithobates catesbeianus, tadpole. Tamanho do corpo, despigmentação das partes bucais e presença de Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis estão relacionados em Hylodes cf.
    [Show full text]
  • Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 8
    University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln USDA National Wildlife Research Center - Staff U.S. Department of Agriculture: Animal and Publications Plant Health Inspection Service 2012 Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 8. Eleutherodactylus planirostris, the Greenhouse Frog (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) Christina A. Olson Utah State University, [email protected] Karen H. Beard Utah State University, [email protected] William C. Pitt National Wildlife Research Center, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_usdanwrc Olson, Christina A.; Beard, Karen H.; and Pitt, William C., "Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 8. Eleutherodactylus planirostris, the Greenhouse Frog (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae)" (2012). USDA National Wildlife Research Center - Staff Publications. 1174. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_usdanwrc/1174 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in USDA National Wildlife Research Center - Staff Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 8. Eleutherodactylus planirostris, the Greenhouse Frog (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae)1 Christina A. Olson,2 Karen H. Beard,2,4 and William C. Pitt 3 Abstract: The greenhouse frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostris, is a direct- developing (i.e., no aquatic stage) frog native to Cuba and the Bahamas. It was introduced to Hawai‘i via nursery plants in the early 1990s and then subsequently from Hawai‘i to Guam in 2003. The greenhouse frog is now widespread on five Hawaiian Islands and Guam.
    [Show full text]
  • The Amphibians of São Paulo State, Brazil Amphibians of São Paulo Biota Neotropica, Vol
    Biota Neotropica ISSN: 1676-0611 [email protected] Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade Brasil Santos Araújo, Olívia Gabriela dos; Toledo, Luís Felipe; Anchietta Garcia, Paulo Christiano; Baptista Haddad, Célio Fernando The amphibians of São Paulo State, Brazil amphibians of São Paulo Biota Neotropica, vol. 9, núm. 4, 2009, pp. 197-209 Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade Campinas, Brasil Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=199114284020 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Biota Neotrop., vol. 9, no. 4 The amphibians of São Paulo State, Brazil amphibians of São Paulo Olívia Gabriela dos Santos Araújo1,4, Luís Felipe Toledo2, Paulo Christiano Anchietta Garcia3 & Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad1 1Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP, CP 199, CEP 13506-970, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil 2Museu de Zoologia “Prof. Adão José Cardoso”, Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP, Rua Albert Einstein, s/n, CEP 13083-863, Campinas, SP, Brazil, e-mail: [email protected] 3Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 4Corresponding author: Olívia Gabriela dos Santos Araújo, e-mail: [email protected] ARAÚJO, O.G.S., TOLEDO, L.F., GARCIA, P.C.A. & HADDAD, C.F.B. The amphibians of São Paulo State. Biota Neotrop. 9(4): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v9n4/en/abstract?inventory+bn03109042009.
    [Show full text]
  • (Hylodes Magalhaesi: Leptodactylidae) Infected by Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis: a Conservation Concern
    Copyright: © 2006 Toledo et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 4(1):17-21. Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. DOI: 10.1514/journal.arc.0040017 (7300KB PDF) A Brazilian anuran (Hylodes magalhaesi: Leptodactylidae) infected by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: a conservation concern L. F. TOLEDO1,5, C. F. B. HADDAD1, A. C. O. Q. CARNAVAL2,3, AND F. B. BRITTO4 1Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Unesp, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Caixa Postal 199, CEP 13506-970, BRAZIL 2The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605, USA 3Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Valley Life Science Building, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA 4Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Unesp, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Caixa Postal 199, CEP 13506-970, BRAZIL Abstract.—Several studies have associated the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis with anuran population declines worldwide. To date, the fungus has been found in Africa, the Americas, Australia, and Europe. However, it has never been reported to occur in the Atlantic forest or Brazil. Based on morphologi- cal, histological, and molecular data, we encountered evidence of B. dendrobatidis infection in a high-altitude stream-dwelling Brazilian anuran species, Hylodes magalhaesi (Leptodactylidae). One population (Municipality of Camanducaia, State of Minas Gerais) was surveyed from 2001 to 2005. Tadpoles lacking teeth were observed and collected in 2004. Histological and molecular analyses identified infection by B. dendro- batidis. Although infected tadpoles seem nowadays to co-exist with the disease, our results are alarming due to the highly endangered situation of the Brazilian Atlantic forest and its fauna.
    [Show full text]
  • Check List 8(1): 102-111, 2012 © 2012 Check List and Authors Chec List ISSN 1809-127X (Available at Journal of Species Lists and Distribution
    Check List 8(1): 102-111, 2012 © 2012 Check List and Authors Chec List ISSN 1809-127X (available at www.checklist.org.br) Journal of species lists and distribution Frogs and toads of the Pedra Azul–Forno Grande PECIES S Biodiversity Corridor, southeastern Brazil OF Rachel Montesinos 1*, Pedro L.V. Peloso 2, Diogo A. Koski 3, Aline P. Valadares 4 and João Luiz Gasparini 5 ISTS L 1 Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Laboratório de Herpetologia, Caixa Postal 74524. CEP 23851-970. Seropédica, RJ, Brazil. 2 Division of Vertebrate Zoology (Herpetology) and Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, 10024, NY, USA. Brazil. 43 CentroAssociação Universitário Educacional Vila de Velha Vitória – UVV. (AEV/FAESA), Rua Comissário Instituto José SuperiorDantas de de Melo, Educação. 21, Boa Rodovia Vista. CEP Serafim 29102-770. Derenzi, Vila 3115. Velha, CEP ES, 29048-450. Brazil. Vitória, ES, Vitória, ES, Brazil. *5 CorrespondingUniversidade Federal author: do [email protected] Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ecologia e Oceanografia. Avenida Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras. CEP 29075-910. Abstract: We conducted a long-term amphibian survey at the biodiversity corridor Pedra Azul-Forno Grande, in the mountain region of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Sampling was conducted from April 2004 to October 2009 and we registered 43 species. Two species (Dendropsophus ruschii and Megaelosia apuana) are included in the state list of threatened species and Scinax belloni is included in the IUCN/GAA list. We provide color photographs for most species found in the region.
    [Show full text]
  • Hybrids of Amphibian Chytrid Show High Virulence in Native Hosts S
    www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Hybrids of amphibian chytrid show high virulence in native hosts S. E. Greenspan1, C. Lambertini2, T. Carvalho2, T. Y. James3, L. F. Toledo 2, C. F. B. Haddad4 & C. G. Becker1 Received: 4 April 2018 Hybridization of parasites can generate new genotypes with high virulence. The fungal amphibian Accepted: 6 June 2018 parasite Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) hybridizes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, a biodiversity Published: xx xx xxxx hotspot where amphibian declines have been linked to Bd, but the virulence of hybrid genotypes in native hosts has never been tested. We compared the virulence (measured as host mortality and infection burden) of hybrid Bd genotypes to the parental lineages, the putatively hypovirulent lineage Bd-Brazil and the hypervirulent Global Pandemic Lineage (Bd-GPL), in a panel of native Brazilian hosts. In Brachycephalus ephippium, the hybrid exceeded the virulence (host mortality) of both parents, suggesting that novelty arising from hybridization of Bd is a conservation concern. In Ischnocnema parva, host mortality in the hybrid treatment was intermediate between the parent treatments, suggesting that this species is more vulnerable to the aggressive phenotypes associated with Bd-GPL. Dendropsophus minutus showed low overall mortality, but infection burdens were higher in frogs treated with hybrid and Bd-GPL genotypes than with Bd-Brazil genotypes. Our experiment suggests that Bd hybrids have the potential to increase disease risk in native hosts. Continued surveillance is needed to track potential spread of hybrid genotypes and detect future genomic shifts in this dynamic disease system. Te host-parasite dynamic is a classic example of an evolutionary arms race; hosts face pressure to evolve defenses against parasites, while parasites face pressure to overcome host defenses1,2.
    [Show full text]
  • <I>Eleutherodactylus Planirostris</I>
    Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 5-2011 Diet, Density, and Distribution of the Introduced Greenhouse Frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostris, on the Island of Hawaii Christina A. Olson Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd Part of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons Recommended Citation Olson, Christina A., "Diet, Density, and Distribution of the Introduced Greenhouse Frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostris, on the Island of Hawaii" (2011). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 866. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/866 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. DIET, DENSITY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE INTRODUCED GREENHOUSE FROG, ELEUTHERODACTYLUS PLANIROSTRIS, ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII by Christina A. Olson A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in Ecology Approved: _____________________ _______________________ Karen H. Beard David N. Koons Major Professor Committee Member _____________________ _____________________ Edward W. Evans Byron R. Burnham Committee Member Dean of Graduate Studies UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 2011 ii Copyright © Christina A. Olson 2011 All Rights Reserved iii ABSTRACT Diet, Density, and Distribution of the Introduced Greenhouse Frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostris, on the Island of Hawaii by Christina A. Olson, Master of Science Utah State University, 2011 Major Professor: Dr. Karen H. Beard Department: Wildland Resouces The greenhouse frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostris, native to Cuba and the Bahamas, was recently introduced to Hawaii.
    [Show full text]
  • Hand and Foot Musculature of Anura: Structure, Homology, Terminology, and Synapomorphies for Major Clades
    HAND AND FOOT MUSCULATURE OF ANURA: STRUCTURE, HOMOLOGY, TERMINOLOGY, AND SYNAPOMORPHIES FOR MAJOR CLADES BORIS L. BLOTTO, MARTÍN O. PEREYRA, TARAN GRANT, AND JULIÁN FAIVOVICH BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY HAND AND FOOT MUSCULATURE OF ANURA: STRUCTURE, HOMOLOGY, TERMINOLOGY, AND SYNAPOMORPHIES FOR MAJOR CLADES BORIS L. BLOTTO Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; División Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”–CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina MARTÍN O. PEREYRA División Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”–CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva “Claudio J. Bidau,” Instituto de Biología Subtropical–CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina TARAN GRANT Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Coleção de Anfíbios, Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Research Associate, Herpetology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History JULIÁN FAIVOVICH División Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”–CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Research Associate, Herpetology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American
    [Show full text]
  • The Karyotype of the Stream Dwelling Frog Megaelosia Massarti (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Hylodinae)
    _??_1995 The Japan Mendel Society Cytologia 60: 49-52, 1995 The Karyotype of the Stream Dwelling Frog Megaelosia massarti (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Hylodinae) A. S. Melo1, S. M. Recco-Pimentel1,3 and A. A. Giaretta2 1 Departamento de Biologia Celular and 2 Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, UNICAMP, 13083-970 Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil Accepted March 9, 1995 Leptodactylids are a large and diversified family of Neotropical anurans with about sixty genera and 710 species (Frost 1985, Duellman and Trueb 1986). The subfamily Hylodinae is mainly related to rushing, clean, cold water rivulents of the Atlantic Forest in Southeast Brazil; Megaelosia and Hylodes are endemic genera of this vegetal formation. The subfamily is composed of three genera, nominally: Hylodes (14 spp.), Crossodactylus (5 spp.) (Frost 1985) and Megaelosia (4 spp.) (Giaretta et al. 1993). The hylodine frogs form a monophyletic group in which Hylodes and Crossodactylus are more related to one another than with Megaelosia (Heyer 1975). Megaelosia species are very different by their large size and aquatic frog-eating habits. They are also particularly rare in collections, probably due to their restricted distribu tion and cryptic behavior (Giaretta et al. 1993). Karyological information is currently available for five species of the genus Hylodes and three of the genus Crossodactylus (Becak 1968, Denaro 1972, De Lucca and Jim 1974, Bogart 1970, 1991). The most widespread diploid number among the subfamily, as well as the family, is 2n=26 (Kuramoto 1990, Bogart 1991). Here, we describe the karyotype of Megaelosia massarti (De Witte 1930), a first karyological report on the genus.
    [Show full text]
  • Parasitism of Hylodes Phyllodes (Anura: Cycloramphidae) by Hannemania Sp
    Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology University of Nebraska - Lincoln Year 2007 PARASITISM OF HYLODES PHYLLODES (ANURA: CYCLORAMPHIDAE) BY HANNEMANIA SP. (ACARI: TROMBICULIDAE) IN AN AREA OF ATLANTIC FOREST, ILHA GRANDE, SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL F. H. Hatano∗ Donald Gettingery M. Van Sluysz C. F. D. Rocha∗∗ ∗Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, [email protected] yUniversity of Central Arkansas, [email protected] zUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro ∗∗Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro This paper is posted at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/parasitologyfacpubs/687 PARASITISM OF HYLODES PHYLLODES (ANURA: CYCLORAMPHIDAE) BY HANNEMANIA SP. (ACARI: TROMBICULIDAE) IN AN AREA OF ATLANTIC FOREST, ILHA GRANDE, SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL HATANO F.H.*, GETTINGER D.**, VAN SLUYS M.* & ROCHA C.F.D.* Summary: Résumé : PARASITISME D’HYLODES PHYLLODES (ANURA : CYCLORAMPHIDAE) We studied some parameters of the parasitism by the mite PAR HANNEMANIA SP. (ACARI : TROMBICULIDAE) DANS UNE ZONE DE LA Hannemania sp. on the endemic frog Hylodes phyllodes in the FORÊT ATLANTIQUE D’ILHA GRANDE, AU SUD-EST DU BRÉSIL Atlantic Forest of Ilha Grande (Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil). Nous avons étudié quelques paramètres du parasitisme par les Prevalence, mean abundance, mean intensity and total intensity of larves de l’acarien Hannemania sp. sur la grenouille Hylodes infestation, body regions infected, and host sexual differences in phyllodes dans la forêt atlantique d’Ilha Grande (État de Rio de parasitism rate of the larvae of Hannemania sp. on individuals of Janeiro, Brésil). Nous avons évalué la fréquence, l’abondance H.
    [Show full text]
  • Phylogenetics, Classification, and Biogeography of the Treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae)
    Zootaxa 4104 (1): 001–109 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/ Monograph ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2016 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4104.1.1 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D598E724-C9E4-4BBA-B25D-511300A47B1D ZOOTAXA 4104 Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae) WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN1,3, ANGELA B. MARION2 & S. BLAIR HEDGES2 1Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7593, USA 2Center for Biodiversity, Temple University, 1925 N 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122-1601, USA 3Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Magnolia Press Auckland, New Zealand Accepted by M. Vences: 27 Oct. 2015; published: 19 Apr. 2016 WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN, ANGELA B. MARION & S. BLAIR HEDGES Phylogenetics, Classification, and Biogeography of the Treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae) (Zootaxa 4104) 109 pp.; 30 cm. 19 April 2016 ISBN 978-1-77557-937-3 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-77557-938-0 (Online edition) FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2016 BY Magnolia Press P.O. Box 41-383 Auckland 1346 New Zealand e-mail: [email protected] http://www.mapress.com/j/zt © 2016 Magnolia Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, transmitted or disseminated, in any form, or by any means, without prior written permission from the publisher, to whom all requests to reproduce copyright material should be directed in writing. This authorization does not extend to any other kind of copying, by any means, in any form, and for any purpose other than private research use.
    [Show full text]