Geographic range extension of Elachistocleis corumbaensis Piva, Caramaschi & Albuquerque, 2017 (Anura, Microhylidae) with new records in ecotonal zones in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil

• Published in: Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 17 - 20
• Main Authors: Silva-Alves, Vancleber Divino, dos Santos D'Avila, Rosana, Martins da Costa, Thatiane, Dalbem Barbosa, Ana Paula, Ramos Brum, Bruno, Prado Alves da Silva, Cleidiane, Alves Ignácio, Áurea Regina, Carniello, Maria Antonia, Muniz, Claumir César, dos Santos Filho, Manoel, Rocha Seba, Mariany de Fatima, Alves Nogueira, Olinda Maira, Souto Hall Silva, Joselaine, Camara Gusmão, Almerio, Mudrek, Jessica Rhaiza, Diogo da Silva, Odair, da Silva, Dionei José, Rodrigues Canale, Gustavo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sofia Pensoft Publishers 2019
• Subjects: Ecotones; Elachistocleis; New records; Protected areas; Range extension; Riparian forests; Rivers; Brazil
• ISSN: 1809-127X; 1809-127X
• DOI: 10.15560/15.1.17

Elachistocleis corumbaensis
was documented in 2017 in the central region of the Brazilian Pantanal and no other record of the species has since been reported. In this study, we report on the extension of the geographic range of
E. corumbaensis
based on 4 new records found in the riparian forests of the Paraguay River, in the state of Mato Grosso. Of these, 1 specimen was collected in a protected area in the Pantanal. We also report on the presence of this species in the ecotones between the Pantanal, Cerrado, and Amazonia, which suggests that
E. corumbaensis
is associated with seasonally flooded forests but more widely distributed in western Brazil than previously reported.