title: The tadpole of Scinax melanodactylus (Lourenço, Luna & Pombal Jr, 2014) (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae).
abstract: Scinax melanodactylus is a small treefrog distributed within the Tropical Atlantic morphoclimatic domain (see Ab'Sáber 1977 for South American morphoclimatic domains), from northern Espírito Santo state to Sergipe state in Brazil (Lourenço et al. 2014). The species is usually found inhabiting herbaceous and shrubby xerophytic vegetation (e.g. terrestrial tank-bromeliads) from sandy plains of beach ridges known in Brazil as Restingas (see Rocha et al. 2007 for a Restinga definition), and also the edge of forest areas with temporary ponds and/or permanent lakes and streams near these environments (Bastazini et al. 2007, as Scinax agilis; Lourenço et al. 2014). Scinax melanodactylus is currently placed in the S. catharinae species group (Lourenço et al. 2014), which in turn is included in the S. catharinae clade (sensu Faivovich et al. 2005). The S. catharinae clade is currently comprised of 46 species, 33 placed in the catharinae group and 13 in the perpusillus group (Faivovich et al. 2010, Silva & Alves-da-Silva 2011, Lourenço et al. 2014, Frost 2015). From these, 32 species have tadpoles with external morphology and oral disc formerly described. Here, we describe the external morphology, oral disc and color patterns of the previously unknown tadpole of S. melanodactylus.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Universitário, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Rafael Oliveira De
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Universitário, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Diversidade Animal, Universidade Federal da Bahia; Email: napoli@ufba.br.
authors.forename: Marcelo Felgueiras
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Napoli
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Diversidade Animal, Universidade Federal da Bahia; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Camila Costa
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Trevisan
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Universitário, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camardelli
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Universitário, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Thais Andrade Ferreira
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Dória
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Universitário, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Lucas Menezes
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Silva
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; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size