A new species of the genus Oreophrynella (Anura; Bufonidae) from the Guiana highlands
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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Language: | English |
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Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo
2005
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492005000600001 |
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