Local extinction of <i>melanophryniscus montevidensis</i> (Anura: Bufonidae) in the Argentine pampas

Melanophryniscus montevidensis inhabits sandy dunes along the Rio de la Plata shoreline and Atlantic coast in Uruguay and southern Brazil. Here we report 2 specimens from different localities at eastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina, that were collected prior to the 1970s. Melanophryniscus montev...

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Autores principales: Agnolín, Federico Lisandro, Guerrero, Elián Leandro
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/87563
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language Inglés
topic Biología
Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Local extinction
Melanophryniscus montevidensis
Sand dunes
spellingShingle Biología
Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Local extinction
Melanophryniscus montevidensis
Sand dunes
Agnolín, Federico Lisandro
Guerrero, Elián Leandro
Local extinction of <i>melanophryniscus montevidensis</i> (Anura: Bufonidae) in the Argentine pampas
topic_facet Biología
Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Local extinction
Melanophryniscus montevidensis
Sand dunes
description Melanophryniscus montevidensis inhabits sandy dunes along the Rio de la Plata shoreline and Atlantic coast in Uruguay and southern Brazil. Here we report 2 specimens from different localities at eastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina, that were collected prior to the 1970s. Melanophryniscus montevidensis probably inhabited patchy sand dune environments in Buenos Aires. It is possible that the disappearance of natural environments (including dunes) in the Argentine Pampas resulted in the local extinction of M. montevidensis, a species sensitive to habitat fragmentation and anthropic modifications.
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author Agnolín, Federico Lisandro
Guerrero, Elián Leandro
author_facet Agnolín, Federico Lisandro
Guerrero, Elián Leandro
author_sort Agnolín, Federico Lisandro
title Local extinction of <i>melanophryniscus montevidensis</i> (Anura: Bufonidae) in the Argentine pampas
title_short Local extinction of <i>melanophryniscus montevidensis</i> (Anura: Bufonidae) in the Argentine pampas
title_full Local extinction of <i>melanophryniscus montevidensis</i> (Anura: Bufonidae) in the Argentine pampas
title_fullStr Local extinction of <i>melanophryniscus montevidensis</i> (Anura: Bufonidae) in the Argentine pampas
title_full_unstemmed Local extinction of <i>melanophryniscus montevidensis</i> (Anura: Bufonidae) in the Argentine pampas
title_sort local extinction of <i>melanophryniscus montevidensis</i> (anura: bufonidae) in the argentine pampas
publishDate 2017
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/87563
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