Abstract

VIEIRA, Jânia Brito et al. First record of Leptodactylus caatingae Heyer & Juncá, 2003 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae) for the Ceara State, Brazil. Bol. Mus. Para. Emilio Goeldi Cienc. Nat. [online]. 2012, vol.7, n.2, pp.153-156. ISSN 1981-8114.

Leptodactylus caatingae was described by Heyer & Juncá (2003), based on specimens collected in Bahia. The species is known in the Caatinga and Atlantic Rainforest biomes, in the states of Bahia, Pernambuco, Paraíba, and Espírito Santo. Here, we report the first record of L. caatingae for the state of Ceará.

Keywords : Distribution; Caatinga; Northeast; Leptodactylus fuscus group; Brazil.

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