LONG-STANDING MISIDENTIFICATION OF Rhinella icterica (SPIX, 1824) SPECIMENS FROM PARAGUAY

Andrea Caballero Gini; Francisco Brusquetti; Nicolás  Martínez; Martín Pereyra; Diego Baldo

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.01.596

LONG-STANDING MISIDENTIFICATION OF Rhinella icterica (SPIX, 1824) SPECIMENS FROM PARAGUAY

Authors

Andrea Caballero Gini
Francisco Brusquetti Instituto de Investigación Biológica del Paraguay
Nicolás Martínez Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay
Martín Pereyra Instituto de Biología Subtropical
Diego Baldo Instituto de Biología Subtropical

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.01.596

Keywords:

anura, bufonidae, cerrado, Rhinella marina species group

Abstract

In this work, we reanalyzed specimens from Paraguay assigned to the species Rhinella icterica from the departments of Canindeyú and Amambay located in the Cerrado ecoregion. Based on the evaluation of external morphological characters, we conclude that they should be assigned to the species Rhinella cerradensis. On the other hand, we consider that there is no evidence that Rhinella icterica is present in the country.

Author Biography

Francisco Brusquetti, Instituto de Investigación Biológica del Paraguay

Licenciado (2001) en Ciencias-Biología por la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FACEN) de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA), Paraguay, maestría (2011) y doctorado (2016) en Ciencias Biológicas-Zoología por la Universidad Estadual Paulista “ Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Brasil. Investigador Nivel II del Programa Nacional de Incentivo a Investigadores (PRONII) del Consejo Nacional de Ciencias y Tecnología (CONACYT).

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Published

2023-03-09

How to Cite

Caballero Gini, A., Brusquetti, F., Martínez, N. ., Pereyra, M., & Baldo, D. (2023). LONG-STANDING MISIDENTIFICATION OF Rhinella icterica (SPIX, 1824) SPECIMENS FROM PARAGUAY. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 6(01), 80–84. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.01.596