Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais (Aug 2012)

First record of Leptodactylus caatingae Heyer & Juncá, 2003 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae) for the Ceará State, Brazil

  • Jânia Brito Vieira,
  • Arnaldo José Correia Magalhães Junior,
  • Guilherme Ramos da Silva,
  • Luiz Cezar Machado,
  • Patrícia Nicola

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 2
pp. 153 – 156

Abstract

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Leptodactylus caatingae was described by Heyer & Juncá (2003), based on specimens collected in Bahia. The species is known in the Caatinga and Atlantic Rainforest biomes, in the states of Bahia, Pernambuco, Paraíba, and Espírito Santo. Here, we report the first record of L. caatingae for the state of Ceará.

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