A New Species of Proceratophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the Araripe Plateau, Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil

Natural rain forest enclaves in northeastern Brazil (called Brejos de Altitude) are present in isolated areas surrounded by the semiarid Caatinga biome. Among these montane areas, the Araripe Plateau in Ceará state harbors Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest remnants and is considered a priority...

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Published in:Herpetologica 2018-09, Vol.74 (3), p.255-268
Main Authors: Mângia, Sarah, Koroiva, Ricardo, Nunes, Pedro M. Sales, Roberto, Igor Joventino, Ávila, Robson W., Sant'Anna, Anathielle Caroline, Santana, Diego J., Garda, Adrian A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphibia
Amphibians
Amphibiotic species
Anura
Biodiversity
Brejos de Altitude
Caatinga biome
Conservation
Conservation status
Deforestation
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Ecosystems
Endangered & extinct species
Endemic species
Forearm
Forests
Frogs
Gene sequencing
Horned Frogs
Mitochondrial DNA
Morphology
New species
Nucleotide sequence
Phylogeny
Plateaus
Pleistocene
Proceratophrys
Proceratophrys concavitympanum
Rain
Rainforests
Rare species
Reproduction (biology)
Rivers
Streams
Threatened species
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:Natural rain forest enclaves in northeastern Brazil (called Brejos de Altitude) are present in isolated areas surrounded by the semiarid Caatinga biome. Among these montane areas, the Araripe Plateau in Ceará state harbors Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest remnants and is considered a priority area for biodiversity conservation. Herein, we describe a new species of Proceratophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Odontophrynidae; Horned Frogs) endemic to the Araripe Plateau. Based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences, we show that this new species is related to the Amazonian species P. concavitympanum but can be diagnosed based on the row of tubercles on the forearm and by the number, size, and disposition of tubercles on the dorsal region. It is also widely disjunct, known only from the mesic forests of the Araripe Plateau, 2400 km away from the type locality of P. concavitympanum. The new species depends on streams for reproduction and is currently known from an area that is severely impacted by deforestation and diversion of local streams for agriculture and recreation. Considering the many threatened species occurring in the same region, there is a need for future studies to quantify the new species' full distribution and evaluate population trends to correctly assess its conservation status.
ISSN:0018-0831
1938-5099
DOI:10.1655/Herpetologica-D-16-00084.1