Distribution extension of Scinax aromothyella (Anura, Hylidae)

Abstract

Distribution extension of Scinax aromothyella (Anura, Hylidae). Biota Neotrop. 9(2): http://www. biotaneotropica.org.br/v9n2/en/abstract?short-communication+bn02709022009.Abstract: Scinax aromothyella is a recently described hylid frog. Its distribution is not well known. There are records for Misiones, Argentina and for southeastern Uruguay. Here we report a new record of S. aromothyella from Aceguá, Cerro Largo Department, Uruguay (31° 53' 39" S and 54° 9' 17" W), based in tadpoles collected on the 15 of August, 2007. This new record extends the distribution of S. aromothyella in approximately 100 km north from previous reports in Uruguay. The samples were collected in a site located 2 km away from the border line with Brazil, reinforcing the idea that S. aromothyella might occur in Rio Grande do Sul.

A new species of the Scinax catharinae Group (Anura: Hylidae) from Northeastern Brazil

“…Although species recognition and identification is not simple, new species are frequently described (see Frost 2014). Most species of the S. catharinae Group occur in Brazil with the exception of S. aromothyella Faivovich, 2005 and S. berthae (Barrio, 1962), which also occur in open areas of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay (Brusquetti & Lavilla 2006;Laufer et al 2009;Busin et al 2010;Pereyra et al 2012). In Brazil species of the group are distributed in Atlantic Forest patches and in the Cerrado Biomes, especially in gallery forests (Caramaschi & Kisteumacher 1989;Pombal et al 2010).…”

Habitat degradation and biological invasions as a cause of amphibian richness loss: a case report in Aceguá, Cerro Largo, Uruguay

“…Although this area has been little affected by intensive agriculture, the rapid advance of the agricultural frontier is an imminent threat. In addition, the native anuran diversity of Aceguá (Laufer 2009, Gobel 2013) is threatened by the recent invasion of the American Bullfrog, (Shaw, 1802) (Ruibal andLaufer 2012, Laufer 2017a). This large aquatic anuran, native to eastern North America, has been introduced for aquaculture in several regions, becoming one of the most dangerous global invaders associated with the amphibian decline phenomenon (Lowe 2000).…”