![]() The Hylodidae genus Megaelosia Miranda-Ribeiro comprises seven frog species that inhabit the Atlantic Rainforest in Southeastern Brazil (Da Silva et al. We further discuss systematic and taxonomic concerns, and evolutionary processes related to distribution, body sizes, and communication in the family Hylodidae. nov., presenting details of adult and larval morphology, and notes on their natural history and behaviour. ![]() jordanensis, and describe two new species from distinct localities at Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, P. We provide diagnostic traits for both genera, redescribe the poorly known species P. By combining molecular and morphological data, we confirm that Megaelosia and Phantasmarana are valid genera. Herein, we provide a taxonomic revision of these Giant Neotropical Torrent frogs, offering a comprehensively sampled species-level molecular phylogeny. Megaelosia is a monotypic genus, whereas Phantasmarana comprises six currently recognized species: P. Megaelosia and Phantasmarana are distributed along the Serra do Mar and Serra da Mantiqueira mountain ranges, southeastern Brazil, and are the least speciose genera of the family, including all the mute giant hylodids. The Neotropical family Hylodidae comprises 46 currently recognized rheophilic Torrent frog species, today classified in the genera Crossodactylus, Hylodes, Megaelosia, and Phantasmarana, all endemic to the Atlantic Forest.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |