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1 September 2014 A Remarkable New Glass Frog (Centrolenidae: Vitreorana) from the Northeast Atlantic Forest, Brazil
Rafael Pontes, Ulisses Caramaschi, José P. Pombal
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Abstract

We describe a new species of glass frog (Vitreorana) from Fazenda Novo Pau Brasil, in the Atlantic Forest habitat of northeastern Brazil. Previous to this work, Vitreorana baliomma sp. nov. was misidentified as V. eurygnatha, from which it can be distinguished by the iris pattern flecked with star-shape melanophores; rudimentary nuptial excrescences formed by glands on the dorsomedial surface of Finger I, with some accessorial glands along its periphery; parietal, urinary bladder, kidneys, and testes peritonea translucent; visceral peritoneum with iridophores covering the pericardium, liver, and gastrointestinal tract. We also provide a brief discussion on its morphological similarities with other Vitreorana species.

Rafael Pontes, Ulisses Caramaschi, and José P. Pombal "A Remarkable New Glass Frog (Centrolenidae: Vitreorana) from the Northeast Atlantic Forest, Brazil," Herpetologica 70(3), 298-308, (1 September 2014). https://doi.org/10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-13-00024
Accepted: 1 February 2014; Published: 1 September 2014
KEYWORDS
Centroleninae
Cochranellini
Eye coloration
Nuptial excrescences
peritoneum
Vitreorana baliomma sp. nov
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