First record of Hypsiboas geographicus (Spix, 1824) (Hylidae) and Physalaemus centralis Bokermann, 1962 (Leptodactylidae) for coastal ecosystems in the state of Maranhão, Brazil

Rodrigo Matavelli; Aldenise Campos; Gilda Andrade

doi:10.15560/10.3.702

Check List 10(3): 702-705, doi: 10.15560/10.3.702

First record of Hypsiboas geographicus (Spix, 1824) (Hylidae) and Physalaemus centralis Bokermann, 1962 (Leptodactylidae) for coastal ecosystems in the state of Maranhão, Brazil

Rodrigo Matavelli^‡, Aldenise Martins Campos^§, Gilda Vasconcellos de Andrade^‡

‡ Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brazil§ Universidade Federal do Maranhão; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

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

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Citation: Matavelli R, Campos A, Andrade G (2014) First record of Hypsiboas geographicus (Spix, 1824) (Hylidae) and Physalaemus centralis Bokermann, 1962 (Leptodactylidae) for coastal ecosystems in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. Check List 10(3): 702-705. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.3.702

Abstract

This note reports the first record of Hypsiboas geographicus and Physalaemus centralis for coastal ecosystems “restinga environments” in the Maranhão state, Brazil. These records expand the geographic distribution of these species for restinga environments and contribute to the knowledge of anurofauna of Maranhão state.

Keywords

Anura; Hylidae; Leptodactylidae