Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae)
Author
Duellman, William E.
Author
Marion, Angela B.
Author
Hedges, Blair
text
Zootaxa
2016
4104
1
1
109
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4104.1.1
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1175-5326
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Julianus
new genus
Juliana
.
Type
species:
Hyla uruguaya
Schmidt.
Definition.
Small frogs with slightly truncate discs on fingers and toes, webbing reduced between fingers and absent between Fingers I and II (
Fig. 10
C); venter immaculate; eggs deposited in ponds.
Content.
Two species:
Julianus pinimus*
(Bokermann & Sazima)
and
J. uruguayus
(Schmidt)
, new combinations.
Distribution.
Minas Gerais,
Brazil
, and extreme southern
Brazil
,
Uruguay
, and northern Corrientes,
Argentina
.
Etymology.
The generic name is a patronym for Julian Faivovich in recognition of his many contributions to our knowledge of South American frogs. The gender is masculine.
Remarks.
In our phylogenetic tree (
Fig. 4
),
Julianus uruguayus
is the strongly supported (97%) long branch sister taxon of
Scinax
.
Hyla pinima
of
Bokermann and Sazima (1973)
has been associated with
J. uruguayus
because of characteristics of the larval oral disc (
Kolenc
et al.
2003
). Based on the interpretation of data by
Kolenc
et al
(2003)
and Faivovich
et al.
(2005), we place
H. pinima
in the genus
Julianus
.