Descrição de uma nova espécie de Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura, Leiuperidae) do Nordeste Brasileiro: canto de anúncio, girino e aspectos morfométricos.

Abstract

Brazil, besides the richness country of amphibian anuran recently described, presents a greas number of unknowed species. In this work is described a new species of tiny anuran (< 18 mm) of the genus Pseudopaludicola (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926) of brazilian northeastem, characterized, mainly, by absence of T-shaped terminal phalanges and the presence of nuptial pads, with the advertisement calls, besides the morphology of the adults and tadpoles. Further, are presented data about it natural history and informations about the importance of the taxonomy on the conservation of the species. All individuais used, both tadpoles and adults, occur in permanent or temporary shallow ponds, in open areas, having the rainfall period the mainly season, beside, sometimes, reproduce too in the dry season.