Amphibia, Anura, Leiuperidae, Pleurodema bibroni: rediscovery

Helminths of the frog Pleurodema diplolister (Anura, Leiuperidae) from the Caatingain Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil.

The leiuperid genus Pleurodema (Tshudi, 1838) currently comprises 15 species widely distributed in the Neotropical region (Frost, 2011), mainly in dry forests and open areas (Ferraro and Casagranda, 2009; Kolenc et al., 2009). Pleurodema diplolister (Peters, 1870) is the only species in the genus known to inhabit the Caatinga biome (shrub-like vegetation) (Cardoso and Arzabe, 1993). The species...

The tadpole of Pleurodema cordobae Valetti, Salas & Martino, 2009 (Anura: Leiuperidae) from Córdoba, Argentina.

MANUEL A. OTERO, PABLO R. GRENAT, JULIAN A. VALETTI, NANCY E. SALAS & ADOLFO L. MARTINO Ecología, Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Ruta Nacional N° 36 km 601, (X5804BYA) Río Cuarto, Argentina. E-mails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]...

Morphometric and genetic differentiation among populations of Eupemphix nattereri (Amphibia, Anura, Leiuperidae) from central Brazil

To assess genetic structure and phenotypic diversity of Eupemphix nattereri Steindachner, 1863, morphometric and molecular analyses were carried out for nine populations from the State of Goiás. A total of 11 morphometric traits were evaluated and genetic information was estimated using RAPD markers. Genetic and phenotypic distances were determined as a function of geographical origin. Correlat...

Re-description of the tadpole of Pleurodema somuncurensis (Cei, 1969) (Amphibia: Anura).

Reproductive biology of Pleurodema guayapae (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae).

Pleurodema guayapae is a species that inhabits saline environments and semidesert zones from central Argentina. To date, the knowledge about the reproductive biology of this species is very poor, and our aim is to contribute to its knowledge with the description of some important reproductive aspects. For this, field work was undertaken in an area near to Patquia, La Rioja province. Sampling wa...