First record of the Lesser Snouted Treefrog Scinax nasicus (Cope, 1862) in Brazilian coast and new species records for the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

D A Dalmolin,M D Freire,D Loebmann,I F Machado,C N Paula,F O Rosa,L F M Fonte,E Périco

doi:10.1590/1519-6984.03616

Abstract

Herein, we provide new occurrence records of Scinax nasicus (Cope, 1862) for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil. All new records here provide are located on Southern half of the state. Besides this, we provide the first record for species in Brazilian coastal zone. Those records improve considerably our knowledge regarding species distribution in Southern Brazil.

Highlights

We provide new occurrence records of Scinax nasicus (Cope, 1862) for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil
Scinax nasicus is widely distributed in open areas of South America, including Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Chaco, Pampa, and Pantanal domains (Frost, 2016), between 12° to 35° S latitude
For the state of Rio Grande do Sul, previous records are known for the municipalities of Caçapava do Sul (Both et al, 2011), Itaqui (Giasson, 2001), Santa Maria (Cechin et al, 2002), Alvorada, Esteio, Gravataí, Porto Alegre, and Triunfo (Fonte et al, 2013)

Summary

Introduction

We provide new occurrence records of Scinax nasicus (Cope, 1862) for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil. Scinax nasicus is widely distributed in open areas of South America, including Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Chaco, Pampa, and Pantanal domains (for example, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, southern Goiás, western Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul) (Frost, 2016), between 12° to 35° S latitude. For the state of Rio Grande do Sul, previous records are known for the municipalities of Caçapava do Sul (Both et al, 2011), Itaqui (Giasson, 2001), Santa Maria (Cechin et al, 2002), Alvorada, Esteio, Gravataí, Porto Alegre, and Triunfo (Fonte et al, 2013).

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