Ischnocnema crassa Silva-Soares, Ferreira, Ornellas, Zocca, Caramaschi, and Cruz, 2021

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Superfamily: Brachycephaloidea > Family: Brachycephalidae > Genus: Ischnocnema > Species: Ischnocnema crassa

Ischnocnema crassa Silva-Soares, Ferreira, Ornellas, Zocca, Caramaschi, and Cruz, 2021, Zootaxa, 5082: 204. Holotype: MNRJ 93647, by original designation. Type locality: "Sítio do Sr. Darci and Nelda Cherque (19º49’27,3” S; 40º32’19,6”W, datum WGS84; 850 m above sea level), district of Nova Lombardia, municipality of Santa Teresa, state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil". Zoobank publication registration: 4F5DBF44-F912-4DD5-937C-7B3EC54609BD

Common Names

Santa Teresa’s Chubby Rain Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Montane forests at ca. 850 m elevation in the Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi, Parque Natural Municipal de São Lourenço, and surrounding private properties in the municipality of Santa Teresa, state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Brazil

Endemic: Brazil

Comment

In the Ischnocnema parva series according to the original publication, where comparative external morphology, color pattern, and molecular markers were detailed. 

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