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Physalaemus caete Pombal and Madureira, 1997

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Leptodactylidae > Subfamily: Leiuperinae > Genus: Physalaemus

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Physalaemus caete Pombal and Madureira, 1997, Alytes, 15: 106. Holotype: MNRJ 9803, by original designation. Type locality: "Fazenda Santa Justina, Municipality of Passo de Camaragibe (approximately 9° 13′ S 35° 31′ W; 45-90 m elevation), State of Alagoas, Brazil".

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Known only from four localities (municipalities of Cubatão, Passo de Camarigibe, Murici, São Sebastião), Alagoas, northeastern Brazil, below 750 m elevation.

Comment

In the Physalaemus signifer group according to the original publication and of Nascimento, Caramaschi, and Cruz, 2005, Arq. Mus. Nac., Rio de Janeiro, 63: 308. Thomé, Oyamaguchi, and Brasileiro, 2007, Check List, 3: 1-3, provided additional localities.

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