title: A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) from northwestern state of São Paulo, Brazil.
abstract: A new species of Pseudopaludicola is described from human-altered areas originally covered by Semideciduous Forest in northwestern state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Morphologically, the new species differs from four species belonging to the P. pusilla group by the absence of either T-shaped terminal phalanges or toe tips expanded, and from all other congeners except P. canga and P. facureae by possessing an areolate vocal sac, with dark reticulation. The higher duration (300-700 ms) of each single, pulsed note (9-36 nonconcatenated pulses) that compose the call in the new species distinguishes it from all other 14 species of Pseudopaludicola with calls already described (10-290 ms). Absence of harmonics also differ the advertisement call of the new species from the call of its sister species P. facureae, even though these two species presented unexpected low genetic distances. Although we could not identify any single morphological character distinguishing the new species from P. facureae, a PCA and DFA performed using 12 morphometric variables evidenced significant size differences between these two species.
authors.affiliation: Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, Jardim Nazareth, 15054-000, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Email: andreufmt@gmail.com.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pansonato
authors.affiliation: Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Av. Fernando Correa da Costa, 2367, Boa Esperança, 78060-900, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Jessica Rhaiza
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mudrek
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-863, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Ana Cristina Prado
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Veiga-Menoncello
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia e Botânica, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, Jardim Nazareth, 15054-000, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Denise De Cerqueira
authors.initials: Dde C
authors.lastname: Rossa-Feres
authors.affiliation: Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, Jardim Nazareth, 15054-000, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil Laboratório de Zoologia, Instituto Básico de Biociências, Universidade de Taubaté (UNITAU), Av. Tiradentes, 500, 12030-180, Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Itamar Alves
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Av. Fernando Correa da Costa, 2367, Boa Esperança, 78060-900, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil Departamento de Ciências Básicas e Produção Animal, Faculdade de Agronomia, Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Av. Fernando Correa da Costa, 2367, Boa Esperança, 78060-900, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Strüssmann
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D014828:Vocalization, Animal