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Environment 2025-12-10 1 min read

New species of tiny pumpkin toadlet discovered in Brazil highlights need for conservation in the mountain forests of Serra do Quiriri

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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