The Tadpoles of the Iron Quadrangle, Southeastern Brazil: A Baseline for Larval Knowledge and Anuran Conservation in a Diverse and Threatened Region

dc.contributor.authorPezzuti, Tiago Leite
dc.contributor.authorFortes Leite, Felipe Sá
dc.contributor.authorRossa-Feres, Denise De C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAnchietta Garcia, Paulo Christiano
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T08:38:15Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T08:38:15Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-01
dc.description.abstractKnowledge of tadpole morphology and natural history is essential to understand and protect anuran diversity. We provide a regional taxonomic catalog of the tadpoles that occur in the Iron Quadrangle (IQ, Quadrilátero Ferrífero), a hotspot of amphibian diversity and highly threatened region in southeastern Brazil. Using a standardized methodology, free-living larvae of 67 species belonging to 25 genera and 11 families are described and illustrated, including photographs of most species in life, natural history notes, and taxonomic comments. Larvae of seven species and/or candidate species (viz., Fritziana aff. fissilis, Bokermannohyla gr. circumdata, Bokermannohyla aff. nanuzae, Pithecopus aff. rohdei, Scinax aff. machadoi, Scinax aff. perereca, and Scinax rogerioi) are described for the first time and compared to congeners. Most tadpoles of candidate species exhibited remarkable differences in morphology compared to closely related congeners, which could provide diagnostic characters for further formal descriptions. The observed material of many of the previously known tadpoles deviated from published descriptions, which might be useful in future taxonomic studies (e.g., providing characters for the taxonomic delimitation of either small-range species or widespread cryptic species complexes). Illustrated dichotomous and multi-Access identification keys are presented, allowing most species to be readily identified using reliable characters. Considering the high-level threat and huge impacts on IQ's biodiversity and ecosystem services, particularly from mining, the results presented here provide an important foundation for research and conservation of anuran in this region. Finally, we stress that IQ harbors one of the most ecomorphologically diverse Brazilian tadpole assemblages.en
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Herpetologia Departamento de Zoologia Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte
dc.description.affiliationSagarana Lab Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde Universidade Federal de Viçosa
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Zoologia e Botânica Universidade Estadual de São Paulo Campus São José Do Rio Preto. São José Do Rio Preto
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Zoologia e Botânica Universidade Estadual de São Paulo Campus São José Do Rio Preto. São José Do Rio Preto
dc.format.extent1-109
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2994/SAJH-D-20-00042.1
dc.identifier.citationSouth American Journal of Herpetology, v. 22, n. sp1, p. 1-109, 2021.
dc.identifier.doi10.2994/SAJH-D-20-00042.1
dc.identifier.issn1982-355X
dc.identifier.issn1808-9798
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85122353921
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/230174
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSouth American Journal of Herpetology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectEcomorphology
dc.subjectEspinhaço Range
dc.subjectIdentification key
dc.subjectLarvae
dc.subjectSystematics
dc.subjectTaxonomy
dc.titleThe Tadpoles of the Iron Quadrangle, Southeastern Brazil: A Baseline for Larval Knowledge and Anuran Conservation in a Diverse and Threatened Regionen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, São José do Rio Pretopt
unesp.departmentZoologia e Botânica - IBILCEpt

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