Melanophryniscus biancae
Melanophryniscus biancae is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae, first found in the Atlantic Forest in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is found at intermediate-high altitudes and has a phytotelm-breeding reproductive strategy. It is distinguished from its cogenerate species based on differences in snout-vent length; having white and/or yellow spots on its forearms, mouth, belly and cloaca; the pattern and arrangement of warts; and the presence and number of corneous spines. It might be threatened by habitat loss.[1][2] It was named in honor of Bianca Reinert due to her conservation efforts.[3]
| Melanophryniscus biancae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Melanophryniscus |
| Species: | M. biancae |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanophryniscus biancae Bornschein et al., 2015 | |
References
- Lötters, Stefan; Bornschein, Marcos R.; Firkowski, Carina R.; Baldo, Diego; Ribeiro, Luiz F.; Belmonte-Lopes, Ricardo; Corrêa, Leandro; Morato, Sérgio A. A.; Pie, Marcio R. (2015). "Three New Species of Phytotelm-Breeding Melanophryniscus from the Atlantic Rainforest of Southern Brazil (Anura: Bufonidae)". PLOS ONE. 10 (12): e0142791. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142791. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4667932. PMID 26630281.
- BAIMA, CESAR. "Cientistas descobrem três novas espécies de sapo na Mata Atlântica". O Globo. O Globo. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- Fonseca, Vandré (15 December 2015). "Novos anfíbios nas bromélias da Mata Atlântica". Oeco (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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