title: The First Bromeligenous Species of Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae) from Brazil's Atlantic Forest.
abstract: We describe a new treefrog species of Dendropsophus collected on rocky outcrops in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Ecologically, the new species can be distinguished from all known congeners by having a larval phase associated with rainwater accumulated in bromeliad phytotelms instead of temporary or lentic water bodies. Phylogenetic analysis based on molecular data confirms that the new species is a member of Dendropsophus; our analysis does not assign it to any recognized species group in the genus. Morphologically, based on comparison with the 96 known congeners, the new species is diagnosed by its small size, framed dorsal color pattern, and short webbing between toes IV-V. The advertisement call is composed of a moderate-pitched two-note call (~5 kHz). The territorial call contains more notes and pulses than the advertisement call. Field observations suggest that this new bromeligenous species uses a variety of bromeliad species to breed in, and may be both territorial and exhibit male parental care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Wildland Resources and Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, United States of America.|Laboratório de Ecologia de Populações e Conservação, Universidade Vila Velha, Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: División Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"- CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.|Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Julián
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Faivovich
authors.affiliation: Department of Wildland Resources and Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, United States of America.
authors.forename: Karen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Beard
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: José P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pombal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000145:classification*; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D001938:Brazil; D031231:Bromelia / Q000145:classification*; D065928:Forests; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny