A new large canopy-dwelling species of Phyllodytes Wagler, 1930 (Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of the state of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 8; p. e8642
• Main Authors: Dias, Iuri R, Novaes-E-Fagundes, Gabriel, Neto, Antonio Mollo, Zina, Juliana, Garcia, Caroline, Recoder, Renato Sousa, Vechio, Francisco Dal, Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut, Solé, Mirco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States PeerJ. Ltd 23-06-2020; PeerJ, Inc; PeerJ Inc
• Subjects: Adults; Amphibia; Amphibians; Biodiversity; Brazil; Bromeliad; Chromosomes; Congeners; Frequency dependence; Frequency modulation; Genetic distance; Integrative taxonomy; Jargon; Karyotypes; Lophyohylini; Mitochondria; Morphology; New species; Phyllodytes; Rain forests; Rainforests; rRNA 16S; Software; Taxonomy; Zoology; Brazil; Atlantic Forest; Lophyohylini; Amphibia; Biodiversity; Bromeliad; Integrative taxonomy
• ISSN: 2167-8359; 2167-8359
• DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8642

The known diversity of treefrogs of the genus
has rapidly increased in recent years, currently comprising 14 species. Recent field work in the Atlantic Rainforest of the state of Bahia lead to the discovery of a new large species of
which is herein described based on multiple evidence including morphological, acoustical and genetic data.
sp. nov. is one of the largest species within the genus and presents immaculate yellowish dorsum and limbs. The advertisement call of the species is composed of 7-31 notes (half pulsed/pulsatile-half harmonic) with frequency-modulated harmonics.
sp. nov. has a karyotype of 2
 = 22 chromosomes, as also found in other species of the genus. Genetic distance values of the 16S mitochondrial rRNA among
sp. nov. and its congeners range between 6.4 to 10.2%. The description of another new species for this state reinforces the need for further taxonomic work with
in this region that has been revealed as a priority area for research and conservation of this genus.