Brachycephalus olivaceus

Brachycephalus olivaceus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brachycephaloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura Superfamilia: Brachycephaloidea

Familia: Brachycephalidae
Genus: Brachycephalus
Species: Brachycephalus olivaceus

Name

Brachycephalus olivaceus Bornschein, Morato, Firkowski, Ribeiro & Pie, 2015: 8, figs. 3, 4

• Type locality: BRAZIL: Base of the Serra Queimada (26°04′57″S, 49°03′59″W; 985 m a.s.l.), municipality of Joinville, state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil.

• Holotype: MHNCI 9813 (ex DZUP 170); 23 January 2011 by MRB and SAAM.

• Etymology: The specific epithet is from the Latin olivaceus (“olive-colored”), in reference to the general dark green coloration of the new species.

References

• Ribeiro, L.F., Bornschein, M.R., Belmonte-Lopes, R., Firkowski, C.R., Morato, S.A.A. & Pie, M.R. 2015. Seven new microendemic species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from southern Brazil. PeerJ 3: e1011 (1–35). DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1011 Reference page.  [original description: p. 8, figs. 3, 4]
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Brachycephalus olivaceus . Accessed on 6 June 2015.