First record of Rhinella ocellata (Günther, 1858) (Bufonidae) for the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil

Rodrigo Matavelli; Guilherme da Silva; Aldenise Campos; Gilda Andrade

doi:10.15560/10.2.432

Check List 10(2): 432-433, doi: 10.15560/10.2.432

First record of Rhinella ocellata (Günther, 1858) (Bufonidae) for the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil

Rodrigo Matavelli^‡, Aldenise Martins Campos^§, Guilherme Ramos da Silva^|, Gilda Vasconcellos de Andrade^¶

‡ iversidade Federal do Maranhão,§ Universidade Federal do Maranhão; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil| Universidade Estadual do Piauí, Brazil¶ Universidade Federal do Maranhão; Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brazil

Corresponding author: Rodrigo Matavelli ( ram_eco@yahoo.com.br )

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Citation: Matavelli R, da Silva G, Campos A, Andrade G (2014) First record of Rhinella ocellata (Günther, 1858) (Bufonidae) for the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil. Check List 10(2): 432-433. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.2.432

Abstract

In this study, we present the first record of Rhinella ocellata (Günther, 1858) for the state of Maranhão and for coastal ecosystems “restinga environments” in Brazil. This note also expands the known geographic distribution of this species by approximately 895 km to the north from the closest record located in the Parque Estadual do Jalapão (10°32′59″ S, 46°45′38″ W), state of Tocantins, contributing to the knowledge of the anurofauna in the state of Maranhão.

Keywords

Amphibia; Anura; distribution; Brazil; Maranhão; Rhinella ocellata