Adenomera kweti Carvalho, Cassini, Taucce, and Haddad, 2019

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Leptodactylidae > Subfamily: Leptodactylinae > Genus: Adenomera > Species: Adenomera kweti

Adenomera kweti Carvalho, Cassini, Taucce, and Haddad, 2019, J. Herpetol., 53: 132. Holotype: CFBH 43184, by original designation. Type locality: "Morro das Pedras trail (27.82112°S, 48.90340°W; 1,063 m a.s.l.), Serra do Tabuleiro State Park, municipality of São Bonifácio, state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil". 

English Names

Kwet’s Nest-building Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Mid- and highelevation Atlantic Forest localities in eastern Santa Catarina (southern Brazil), including the Serra do Tabuleiro mountain range, the Santa Catarina Island, and additional localities in the region

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Brazil

Endemic: Brazil

Comment

Confused with Adenomera araucaria prior to its naming according to the original publication. 

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