The tadpole of Physalaemus lateristriga (Steindachner, 1864) (Anura: Leptodactylidae): external and oral internal morphology.

The genus Physalaemus Fitzinger is composed by 49 species (Frost 2020), which are grouped in two major clades (Lourenço et al. 2015), the Physalaemus cuvieri and P. signifer clades.

Linking environmental drivers with amphibian species diversity in ponds from subtropical grasslands.

Amphibian distribution patterns are known to be influenced by habitat diversity at breeding sites. Thus, breeding sites variability and how such variability influences anuran diversity is important. Here, we examine which characteristics at breeding sites are most influential on anuran diversity in grasslands associated with Araucaria forest, southern Brazil, especially in places at risk due to anthropic activities.