Taxonomic status and redescription of Flectonotus ulei (Anura: Hemiphractidae), with a key for the species of Fritziana

The occurrence of Fritziana Mello-Leitão, 1937 (Anura, Hemiphractidae) in Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil: new records and distribution of the genus

“…We examined three specimens, two males (MCNAM 17658 and 18495) and a female with eggs in the back (MCNAM 17658), from Serra da Piedade, Caeté municipality, that was also identified as belonging to the genus Fritziana (Figure 2A). Although presenting bifid subarticular tubercles on any fingers or toes, these specimens also display a dorsal pattern slightly different from that proposed to F. fissilis by Folly et al (2014). In addition, confirmation (by way of a photograph) of the existence of a specimen (USMN 96919) recorded by Cochran (1955) from the municipality of Passa Quatro, Minas Gerais and referred to as F. goeldii.…”

“…In addition, we present a distribution map of the genus and discuss its historical distribution in Minas Gerais state. Folly et al (2014), our specimens are related to F. fissilis; they present bifid subarticular tubercles on any fingers or toes, which are considered a diagnostic character of F. fissilis. However, the dorsal pattern formed by interorbital dark brown hourglass/ trapezoid-shaped mark, extending to the sacral region related only to F. fissilis (Folly et al 2014), show variation in the specimens.…”

Fritziana aff. fissilis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) (Anura, Hemiphractidae): the first hemiphractid for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil

“…fissilis-as used by Kwet and Márquez (2010) to mention southern populations and recently by Padial et al (2014) for an "unnamed species"-is adopted here and reflects the similarity (external morphology and vocalization) found between the recorded specimen with the comparative material examined and literature. The collected specimen (UFRGS 7068, Figure 2) presents the bifid subarticular tubercules on fingers III and IV, which are considered a diagnostic character of Fritziana fissilis (Folly et al 2014). We do not reject the possibility that this is a currently undescribed taxon.…”

“…fissilis by Kwet and Márquez (2010;from Santa Catarina). External morphology was qualitatively compared between the examined specimens and some collection specimens (Appendix 1) and literature, e.g., Duellman and Gray (1983), the redescription of F. fissilis by Bokermann (1950), and the species key of Folly et al (2014). Values are presented as means ± standard deviations (min.-max.…”

“…The genus Friztiana Mello-Leitão, 1937, which is characterized by females that carry eggs in an open basin on the dorsum (Duellman and Gray 1983), has four recognized species: F. goeldii (Boulenger, 1895), F. ohausi (Wandolleck, 1907), F. ulei (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926), and F. fissilis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920). These four species are all from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern and southern Brazil (Duellman 1977;Folly et al 2014;Haddad et al 2013). Fritziana fissilis (= Flectonotus fissilis) inhabits bromeliads in humid mountain and foothill forests between 500 and 1800 m above sea level, and were previously recorded from the states of Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo (Frost 2014;Haddad et al 2013;Kwet and Márquez 2010).…”