A new species of the genus Oreophrynella (Anura; Bufonidae) from the Guiana highlands

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo)

Josefa Celsa Señaris¹  Carlos Donascimiento¹  Osvaldo Villarreal¹ 

[1] ,Museo de Historia Natural La Salle,Venezuela

关键词: Anura;    Bufonidae;    Oreophrynella;    new species;    Pantepui;    Guiana Shield;    Guyana;    Brazil;    Anura;    Bufonidae;    Oreophrynella;    new species;    Pantepui;    Guiana Shield;    Guyana;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0031-10492005000600001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Oreophrynella weiassipuensis sp. nov. is described from Wei-Assipu-tepui on the Guyana-Brazil border. The new species is distinguished from other species of the genus by the presence of well developed post-orbital crests, toe webbing, dorsal skin minutely granular with scattered large tubercles, and reddish brown dorsal and ventral coloration.

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