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Scinax curicica Pugliese, Pombal, and Sazima, 2004

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Hylidae > Subfamily: Hylinae > Genus: Scinax

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Scinax curicica Pugliese, Pombal, and Sazima, 2004, Zootaxa, 688: 3. Holotype: MNRJ 26327, by original designation. Type locality: "Alto Palácio (19° 15′ 16″ S; 43° 32′ 18″ W; 1314 m alt.), municipality of Santana do Riacho, State of Minas Gerais, SE Brazil".

English Names

Lanceback Treefrog (original publication).

Distribution

Known only from the Serra do Espinhaço and the the neighboring Serra do Caraça, as well as 323 northeast in the municipality of Ouro Preto, all in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Comment

In the Scinax ruber group and confused with Scinax duartei prior to its naming according to the original publication. In the Scinax ruber clade, unassigned to group, of Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 294: 97. Baêta, Lourenço, and Pires, 2006, Herpetol. Rev., 37: 103, provided a record for Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and discussed the range of the species. Leite, Pezzuti, and Viana, 2006, Check List, 2(1): 5, provided an additional locality in the Serra do Espinhaço.

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