New species of tiny pumpkin toadlet discovered in Brazil highlights need for conservation in the mountain forests of Serra do Quiriri
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New species of tiny pumpkin toadlet discovered in Brazil highlights need for conservation in the mountain forests of Serra do Quiriri
Article URL: https://plos.io/48orUxO
Article title: A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from Serra do Quiriri, northeastern Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, with a review of the diagnosis among species of the B. pernix group and proposed conservation measures
Author countries: Brazil, U.S., Germany
Funding: The field work was funded by Fundação Grupo Boticário de Proteção à Natureza (through grant 1149_20191) through project conducted by Mater Natura – Instituto de Estudos Ambientais. MRP received a grant from CNPq/MCT (301636/2016-8). GS-S received grant from São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP; processes #2022/04847-7 and # 2023/09718-3). There was no additional external funding received for this study. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Article URL: https://plos.io/48orUxO
Article title: A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from Serra do Quiriri, northeastern Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, with a review of the diagnosis among species of the B. pernix group and proposed conservation measures
Author countries: Brazil, U.S., Germany
Funding: The field work was funded by Fundação Grupo Boticário de Proteção à Natureza (through grant 1149_20191) through project conducted by Mater Natura – Instituto de Estudos Ambientais. MRP received a grant from CNPq/MCT (301636/2016-8). GS-S received grant from São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP; processes #2022/04847-7 and # 2023/09718-3). There was no additional external funding received for this study. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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