Hyla benitezi (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae): First Record for Brazil and Its Biogeographical Significance

Hyla benitezi (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae): First Record for Brazil and Its Biogeographical Significance

During a survey of the herpetofauna of the Brazilian State of Roraima, Dr. Celso Morato de Carvalho collected a stream frog, Hyla benitezi Rivero (1961), on the Brazilian side of the Brazil-Venezuela border. This site represents the fourth known locality for this species and the first record for Bra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of herpetology 1994-12, Vol.28 (4), p.497-499
1. Verfasser: Heyer, W. Ronald
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adhesives
Amphibians
Biogeography
Freshwater
Lowlands
Predators
Sea turtles
Secretion
Streams
Systematics
Tepuis
Waveforms
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Zusammenfassung:During a survey of the herpetofauna of the Brazilian State of Roraima, Dr. Celso Morato de Carvalho collected a stream frog, Hyla benitezi Rivero (1961), on the Brazilian side of the Brazil-Venezuela border. This site represents the fourth known locality for this species and the first record for Brazil. The Brazilian specimens were collected from Roraima; Vila Pacaraima, border marker BV (Brazil-Venezuela) 8, at approximately 4 degree 29'N, 61 degree 9'W.
ISSN:0022-1511
1937-2418
DOI:10.2307/1564964