Adelophryne michelin

Adelophryne michelin

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brachycephaloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura Superfamilia: Brachycephaloidea

Familia: Eleutherodactylidae
Subfamilia: Phyzelaphryninae
Genus: Adelophryne
Species: Adelophryne michelin

Name

Adelophryne michelin Lourenço-de-Moraes et al., 2018

ZooBank: C5966E51-D5DA-4B8E-BF14-73DBAF6C0163

Etymology: named after the Reserva Ecológica Michelin.

Holotype: Adult female, MZUESC 17509

Type locality: 8 October 2012 in the fragment Vila 5 of pristine forests (13°48’59.45” S, 39°12’13.39” W, 270 m above sea level) at Reserva Ecológica Michelin (REM), municipality of Igrapiúna by MS, CVMM and DSR.

References

Primary references

• Lourenço-de-Moraes, R., Dias, I.R., de Mira-Mendes, C.V., de Oliveira, R.M., Barth, A., Ruas, D.S., Vences, M., Solé, M., Bastos, R.P. 2018. Diversity of miniaturized frogs of the genus Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae): A new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0201781. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201781 Reference page. 

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English: Michelin Flea Frog
português: rãzinha-pulga-da-Michelin