Brachycephalus rotenbergae Nunes, Guimarães, Moura, Pedrozo, Moroti, Castro, Stuginski, and Muscat, 2021

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Superfamily: Brachycephaloidea > Family: Brachycephalidae > Genus: Brachycephalus > Species: Brachycephalus rotenbergae

Brachycephalus rotenbergae Nunes, Guimarães, Moura, Pedrozo, Moroti, Castro, Stuginski, and Muscat, 2021, PLoS One, 16 (4: e0244812): 5. Holotype: HCLP-A 260, by original designation. Type locality: "'Reserva das Aráucarias' (22°54’11.3″S, 46°00’59″W; 1929 m a.s.l.; Datum WGS-84), São Francisco Xavier subdistrict, São José dos Campos Municipality, state of São Paulo, Brazil". urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4BC1043A-A0CD-4CF9-AE1B-3B242A4B42AA

English Names

None noted. 

Distribution

South Mantiqueira mountain range and semideciduous forests in the municipalities of Mogi das Cruzes, Campinas and Jundiaí, state of São Paulo, Brazil

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Brazil

Endemic: Brazil

Comment

Confused with Brachycephalus ephippium prior to its naming, according to the original publication, where the external morphology, osteology, molecular markers, and advertisement call were detailed. 

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