Introduction of Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Spix, 1824) (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in central Amazonia, Brazil

This note reports new records of Leptodactylus labyrinthicus in central Amazonia (Manaus, Brazil). We found a small population on the banks of a small polluted tributary of the Negro river. The knowledge about the natural species range suggests that the population was introduced, probably carried to...

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Published in:	Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 849 - 850
Main Authors:	Carvalho, Vinícius T. de, De Fraga, Rafael, Da Silva, André Luiz F., Vogt, Richard C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pensoft Publishers 01-09-2014
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Summary:	This note reports new records of Leptodactylus labyrinthicus in central Amazonia (Manaus, Brazil). We found a small population on the banks of a small polluted tributary of the Negro river. The knowledge about the natural species range suggests that the population was introduced, probably carried to Manaus for commercial production.
ISSN:	1809-127X 1809-127X
DOI:	10.15560/9.4.849