INVESTIGADORES
AGNOLIN Federico
artículos
Título:
Local extinction of Melanophryniscus montevidensis (Anura: Bufonidae) in the Argentine Pampas
Autor/es:
AGNOLIN, FEDERICO; GUERREO, ELIÁN
Revista:
Checklist
Editorial:
Pensoft
Referencias:
Año: 2017
Resumen:
Melanophryniscus montevidensis inhabits sandy dunes along the Rio de la Plata shoreline and Atlantic coast in Uruguayand 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 sanddune environments in Buenos Aires. It is possible that the disappearance of natural environments (including dunes) inthe Argentine Pampas resulted in the local extinction of M. montevidensis, a species sensitive to habitat fragmentationand anthropic modifications.
