Check List 15(3): 379-385, doi: 10.15560/15.3.379
New record of Brachycephalus fuscolineatus Pie, Bornschein, Firkowski, Belmonte-Lopes & Ribeiro, 2015 (Anura, Brachycephalidae) from Santa Catarina state, Brazil
expand article infoMarcos Ricardo Bornschein§, Larissa Teixeira, Luiz Fernando Ribeiro|§
‡ Universidade Estadual Paulista, São Vicente, Brazil§ Mater Natura – Instituto de Estudos Ambientais, Curitiba, Brazil| Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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Abstract
Brachycephalus fuscolineatus Pie, Bornschein, Firkowski, Belmonte-Lopes & Ribeiro, 2015 was described from Morro do Baú, Santa Catarina, Brazil. This species occurs at elevations of 640–790 m, and it is known to have an extent of occurrence of 23.63 ha. Here, we report a new record of B. fuscolineatus from Morro Braço da Onça, Luiz Alves, Santa Catarina. We recorded it on 21–22 December 2018 at elevations between 525 and 530 m; the new record occupied an area of 0.19 ha. We estimate 9 calling males in 36.35 m2.
Keywords
Altitudinal distribution, Brachycephalus pernix group, conservation, montane forest, population density