title: A new Dendropsophus Fitzinger, 1843 (Anura: Hylidae) of the parviceps group from the lowlands of the Guiana Shield.
abstract: Many Amazonian frog species that are considered widely distributed may actually represent polyspecific complexes.. A minute tree frog from the Guiana Shield originally assigned to the allegedly widely distributed Dendropsophus brevifrons proved to be a yet undescribed species within the D. parviceps group. We herein describe this new species and present a phylogeny for the D. parviceps group. The new species is diagnosed from other Dendropsophus of the parviceps group by its small body size (19.6-21.7 mm in males, 22.1-24.5 mm in females), thighs dorsally dark grey with cream blotches without bright yellow patch, absence of dorsolateral and canthal stripe, and an advertisement call comprising trills (length 0.30-0.35 s) composed of notes emitted at a rate of 131-144 notes/s, generally followed by click series of 2-3 notes. Its tadpole is also singular by having fused lateral marginal papillae and absence of both labial teeth and submarginal papillae. Genetic distances (p-distance) are &gt;5.3% on the 12S and &gt;9.3% on the 16S from D. brevifrons, its closest relative. This species occurs from the Brazilian state of Amapá, across French Guiana and Suriname to central Guyana and is likely to also occur in adjacent Brazilian states and eastern Venezuela. This species is not rare but is difficult to collect because of its arboreal habits and seasonal activity peaks.
authors.affiliation: CNRS Guyane USR3456, Immeuble Le Relais, 2 Avenue Gustave Charlery, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana; Email: fouquet.antoine@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fouquet
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Ilhéus-Itabuna, km 16, 45662-900 Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Victor Goyannes Dill
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Orrico
authors.affiliation: Museum of Zoology, Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Dresden Königsbrücker Landstr., 159 D-01109, Dresden, Germany; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Raffael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ernst
authors.affiliation: Pointe Maripa, RN2/PK35, 97311, Roura, French Guiana; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.affiliation: CNRS Guyane USR3456, Immeuble Le Relais, 2 Avenue Gustave Charlery, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Quentin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Évolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 CNRS/UPS/ENFA, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse Cedex 9, France; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vacher
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia, Caixa Postal 11.461, CEP 05508-090, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Miguel Trefaut
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: National Zoological Collection Suriname (NZCS), Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ouboter
authors.affiliation: National Zoological Collection Suriname (NZCS), Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Rawien
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jairam
authors.affiliation: Museo de Zoología, Escuela de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de Octubre y Roca, Aptdo. 17-01-2184, Quito, Ecuador; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ron
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D006172:Guyana; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010802:Phylogeny; D014828:Vocalization, Animal