A New Species of Phyllodytes (Anura, Hylidae) from Southern Bahia, Brazil

Abstract

T HE genus Phyllodytes is composed of small species of treefrogs having odontoids on the mandible, a unique character among hylids. The species occur in eastern Brazil and Trinidad, in regions of open vegetation, where they call from, and breed in, bromeliads. Tadpoles develop in accumulated rain water in these plants. During a field trip to a region in southern Bahia, Brazil, we explored an area with a high density of bromeliads and collected a distinctive species of the genus Phyllodytes. In this paper, we describe this new species and present a description of the tadpole and notes on its habits and habitat. The abbreviations used in the account below