A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from Uruguay
A new species of bufonid toad of the genus Melanophryniscus from northern Uruguay is described. It is included in the M. moreirae group and its external morphology is similar to Melanophryniscus sanmartini. Melanophryniscus sp. nov. is distinguished by having a light brown dorsal coloration with six darker longitudinal glandular ridges on the dorsal surface of the body and the gular region uniformly black.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Museu de Ciências Naturais
2008
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212008000200003 |
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