EVEN IN THE MOST DEVASTATED BRAZILIAN BIOME, THE ATLANTIC FOREST, NEW SPECIES OF THE FAUNA ARE DISCOVERED!!!

[Reproduced from www.estadao.com.br]

New species of tiny frog discovered in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.

The already splendid Atlantic Forest biodiversity has become a bit more rich and colorful, with the addition of a new species of amphibian to the list: a tiny orange frog, smaller than a 10 cent coin, who lives in the hills of the Serra do Mar (920m above sea level, in the Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, in the borders of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states)  and was baptized by the scientists of Brachycephalus crispus.

The name of the genus, Brachycephalus, meaning "small head"; while the species name, crispus, makes reference to the rough skin of the back of the tiny frog. It measures less than 2cm and looks like a little orange jelly bean!

The official description of the species was published online  by the journal Herpetologica: http://migre.mehYtH. The main author is the biologist Thais Condez, Unesp Rio Claro, São Paulo state, student of professor Celio Haddad, an expert in the study of amphibians in Brazil.

Several other species of this frog were studied by Thais Condez, in an expedition carried out in 2012 (complete report in the "Estadão":  http://blogs.estadao.com.br/herton-escobar/reportagem-especial-sapos-miniatura/.