First record of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae), for Venezuela

Amazophrynella minuta is a small toad widely distributed in the lowlands and midlands of the Amazon and Guiana regions. Herein we report the first record of this species from Venezuela based on a single specimen from Raudal de Danto, Río Cuao, northwestern Amazonas state. This record extends the dis...

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Main Authors: Fernando Rojas-Runjaic, Santiago Castroviejo-Fisher, César Barrio-Amorós
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-10-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18790/download/pdf/
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Summary:Amazophrynella minuta is a small toad widely distributed in the lowlands and midlands of the Amazon and Guiana regions. Herein we report the first record of this species from Venezuela based on a single specimen from Raudal de Danto, Río Cuao, northwestern Amazonas state. This record extends the distribution of the species more than 500 km from the closest known localities in Colombia and Brazil
ISSN:1809-127X