Notes on the distribution of the genus Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in Paraguay

Abstract

Four species of Pseudopaludicola, Pseudopalud­icola boliviana, P. falcipes, P. mystacalis and P. ternetzi, are usually cited for Paraguay. However, after analyzing 407 specimens assigned to this genus in herpetological collections of the country, we conclude that there are no specimens of P. falcipes in Paraguayan collections or vouchers cited in the literature, and almost all individuals referred to P. ternetzi are most probably P. ameghini. At the same time, a recently described species, P. motorzinho, is recorded for the first time in the country. Information on the distribution of these and the remaining species of Pseudopaludicola in Paraguay (P. boliviana and P. mystacalis) is provided.

A new species ofPseudopaludicola(Anura, Leiuperinae) from Espírito Santo, Brazil

“…Another taxonomic question involves the validity of P. parnaiba , a species that was questioned by Carvalho et al (2015) based on acoustic comparisons. Yet another taxonomic problem is the assignment of specimens to P. ternetzi by Cardozo et al (2016) , which were also almost simultaneously assigned to P. ameghini by Lavilla et al (2016) using external morphology.…”