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New record and range extension of the horned toad, rhinella ceratophrys (Boulenger, 1882) (anura: Bufonidae), in venezuela, and confirmation of its presence in Brazil

The Horned Toad, Rhinella ceratophrys, is widely distributed in the northwestern part of the Amazon region. It is known from Venezuela by only a single juvenile from the base of Cerro Marahuaca, Amazonas state. Herein we report four additional specimens from Venezuela: three juveniles also from Cerr...

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Autor principal: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J.M.
Outros Autores: Camargo, Edward, Carvalho, Vinícius Tadeu de, La Marca, Enrique
Grau: Artigo
Idioma: English
Publicado em: Check List 2020
Acesso em linha: https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/14463
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spelling oai:repositorio:1-14463 New record and range extension of the horned toad, rhinella ceratophrys (Boulenger, 1882) (anura: Bufonidae), in venezuela, and confirmation of its presence in Brazil Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J.M. Camargo, Edward Carvalho, Vinícius Tadeu de La Marca, Enrique The Horned Toad, Rhinella ceratophrys, is widely distributed in the northwestern part of the Amazon region. It is known from Venezuela by only a single juvenile from the base of Cerro Marahuaca, Amazonas state. Herein we report four additional specimens from Venezuela: three juveniles also from Cerro Marahuaca, and a subadult female from the southern slopes of Cerro La Neblina, at the southern border of Amazonas state. The specimen from Cerro La Neblina extends the species distribution to the extreme south of Venezuelan Amazonia, 307 km south of Marahuaca, and it represents the southeasternmost record of the species. We also confirm the presence of R. ceratophrys in Brazil based on voucher specimens, and present an updated distribution map. © 2017 Check List and Authors. 2020-04-24T16:44:40Z 2020-04-24T16:44:40Z 2017 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/14463 10.15560/13.1.2035 en Volume 13, Número 1 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/ application/pdf Check List
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description The Horned Toad, Rhinella ceratophrys, is widely distributed in the northwestern part of the Amazon region. It is known from Venezuela by only a single juvenile from the base of Cerro Marahuaca, Amazonas state. Herein we report four additional specimens from Venezuela: three juveniles also from Cerro Marahuaca, and a subadult female from the southern slopes of Cerro La Neblina, at the southern border of Amazonas state. The specimen from Cerro La Neblina extends the species distribution to the extreme south of Venezuelan Amazonia, 307 km south of Marahuaca, and it represents the southeasternmost record of the species. We also confirm the presence of R. ceratophrys in Brazil based on voucher specimens, and present an updated distribution map. © 2017 Check List and Authors.
format Artigo
author Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J.M.
spellingShingle Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J.M.
New record and range extension of the horned toad, rhinella ceratophrys (Boulenger, 1882) (anura: Bufonidae), in venezuela, and confirmation of its presence in Brazil
author2 Camargo, Edward
Carvalho, Vinícius Tadeu de
La Marca, Enrique
author2Str Camargo, Edward
Carvalho, Vinícius Tadeu de
La Marca, Enrique
title New record and range extension of the horned toad, rhinella ceratophrys (Boulenger, 1882) (anura: Bufonidae), in venezuela, and confirmation of its presence in Brazil
title_short New record and range extension of the horned toad, rhinella ceratophrys (Boulenger, 1882) (anura: Bufonidae), in venezuela, and confirmation of its presence in Brazil
title_full New record and range extension of the horned toad, rhinella ceratophrys (Boulenger, 1882) (anura: Bufonidae), in venezuela, and confirmation of its presence in Brazil
title_fullStr New record and range extension of the horned toad, rhinella ceratophrys (Boulenger, 1882) (anura: Bufonidae), in venezuela, and confirmation of its presence in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed New record and range extension of the horned toad, rhinella ceratophrys (Boulenger, 1882) (anura: Bufonidae), in venezuela, and confirmation of its presence in Brazil
title_sort new record and range extension of the horned toad, rhinella ceratophrys (boulenger, 1882) (anura: bufonidae), in venezuela, and confirmation of its presence in brazil
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publishDate 2020
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