MALFORMATIONS IN AMPHIBIANS (ANURA: BUFONIDAE) FROM NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Bruno Alves de Sousa; Mariluce Gonçalves Fonseca; Ronildo Alves Benício

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.4.785

MALFORMATIONS IN AMPHIBIANS (ANURA: BUFONIDAE) FROM NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Authors

Bruno Alves de Sousa Laboratório de Herpetologia e Parasitologia de Animais Silvestres, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Picos, Piauí, 64607-670, Brazi
Mariluce Gonçalves Fonseca Laboratório de Herpetologia e Parasitologia de Animais Silvestres, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Picos, Piauí, 64607-670, Brazi
Ronildo Alves Benício Universidade Federal do Piauí

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.4.785

Keywords:

Brazil, state of Piauí,, Rhinella mirandaribeiroi, Rhinella diptycha, bufonids, Morphological abnormalities

Abstract

Anomalies in natural amphibian populations have been reported for over 400 species from around the world. ese anomalies are dif cult to register and their observations are still scarce for most species and regions, due mainly to their fortuitous nature. Here, we present three new records of morphological anomalies in bufonids from northeastern Brazil. is is the rst study to report ocular anomalies (anophthalmy and cataract) in Rhinella diptycha and the rst report of an anomaly in Rhinella mirandaribeiroi in Brazil.

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Published

2023-11-10

How to Cite

Alves de Sousa, B., Gonçalves Fonseca, M., & Ronildo Alves Benício. (2023). MALFORMATIONS IN AMPHIBIANS (ANURA: BUFONIDAE) FROM NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 6(4), e785 (43 – 49). https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.4.785