<strong>A new, riparian, species of <em>Allobates</em> Zimmermann and Zimmermann, 1988 (Anura: Aromobatidae) from southwestern Amazonia </strong>

PAULO ROBERTO MELO-SAMPAIO; MOISÉS BARBOSA DE SOUZA; PEDRO LUIZ VIEIRA PELOSO

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3716.3.2

Issue: Vol. 3716 No. 3: 24 Sept. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-09-24

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3716.3.2

Page range: 336–348

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**A new, riparian, species of Allobates Zimmermann and Zimmermann, 1988 (Anura: Aromobatidae) from southwestern Amazonia**

PAULO ROBERTO MELO-SAMPAIO⁺⁻
MOISÉS BARBOSA DE SOUZA⁺⁻
PEDRO LUIZ VIEIRA PELOSO⁺⁻

Allobates bamboo forest taxonomy morphology riparian species

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Abstract

We describe Allobates flaviventris sp. nov., a medium-sized (SVL 16.7–19.7 mm in males; 19.3–21.1 mm in females) aromobatid frog with Finger III not swollen in adult males from eastern state of Acre, Brazil. It inhabits open forests with bamboo, usually along small streams and rivers. it has golden-yellow belly and a unique advertisement call as a distinctive character. Notes on natural history are also provided.