Dendropsophus elianeae (Napoli & Caramaschi 2000)

Set/ Out/ Nov

Diagnosis Species characterized by the following combination of traits: (1) in life, dorsum consistently green; (2) in preservative, dorsal surfaces pink to violet; (3) snout-vent length 20.0-25.5 mm snout-vent length in males and 25.0-26.0 mm in females; (4) dorsum immaculate: (5) body robust; (6) lateral limits of dorsum under the lower border of tympanum; (7) canthus rostralis rounded

Occurs in the "cerrado formations" in the brazilian states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo and in the Department of Amambay in Paraguay.

Arbusto (trepadeira)

Perene

lactonas sesquiterpenicas

Sementes

Adult morphology Males 20.1-25.1 mm, females 21.5-25.5 mm snout-vent length. Body robust; head wider than long; internarial distance smaller than eye-nostril distance and eye diameter; eye diameter greater than eye-nostril distance; snout truncate, acuminate or rounded in dorsal outline, and truncate or rounded in lateral outline; nostrils slightly protuberant, directed laterally or slightly forward, sometimes located on small raised areas, making the internarial region appear furrowed; canthus rostralis rounded, not well defined; loreal region oblique; eyes slightly or moderately prominent; tympanum distinct, nearly circular; supratympanic fold sometimes present, covering partially the tympanum; vocal sac single, subgular; tongue cordiform or ovoid; vomerine teeth present in two patches between choanae, irregular in shape and position. Forearm more robust than arm, shorter; hands with a distinct palmar tubercle; prepollex distinct; subarticular tubercles rounded; distal tubercle of third and fourth fingers sometimes bifid; supernumerary tubercles present, third finger disk diameter greater than fourth toe disk; hand webbed. Legs moderately robust; femur and tibia approximately same size and length; sum of femur and tibia lengths smaller than snout-vent length; foot with subarticular tubercles always rounded; supernumerary tubercles variable in shape and number; toe disks slender; foot webbed. Color in preservative: Dorsum reddish to pinkish brown, immaculate; canthus rostralis, although not well defined, sometimes delimited inferiorly by a brown stripe; loreal region with a variable degree of melanization; a dorsolateral brown stripe sometimes present on the flanks, extending from the posterior corner of orbit to near the groin, sometimes bordered above by a white pinkish stripe; thigh light brown, immaculate; a brown stripe sometimes present on the anterior and posterior edges of the upper surface of tibia, in addition to random dorsal dark brown dots. Ventral surfaces immaculate huff. Variation Exist geographic variation in dorsal pattern and head shape. No sexual dimorphism in body size

AMÉRICA DO SUL

LC. Least Concern.

Dendropsophus elianeae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Brazil and possibly Paraguay. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.