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Melanophryniscus milanoi

Melanophryniscus milanoi

Classification

Order
Anura
Family
Bufonidae

Melanophryniscus milanoi is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae, first found in the Atlantic Forest in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is found at intermediate-high altitudes and has a phytotelm-breeding reproductive strategy. It is distinguished from its cogenerate species based on differences in snout-vent length; having white and/or yellow spots on its forearms, mouth, belly and cloaca; the pattern and arrangement of warts; and the presence and number of corneous spines.

Distribution

Bornschein MR, Firkowski CR, Baldo D, Ribeiro LF, Belmonte-Lopes R, et al. · CC BY 4.0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 1