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Chatoan Tesia, Annemarie Ohler & Sabitry Bordoloi http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:64B80ADA-B5C2-4DD7-AA96-10B7DBAF9B5C The rhacophorid tree frog Polypedates megacephalus breeds during April to July in temporary rain pool and most waterlogged areas. Normal development was studied from the egg through metamorphosis for two breeding seasons (2011 and 2012) under controlled conditions at Khonsa, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Embryonic development until stage 22 took place in a foam nest. The fertilized egg underwent the first cleavage within 30 minutes of its fertilization. The frog completed...

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José Mario Solís, Peter Taylor & Jarek Lopez-Paredes http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FA64F1E5-6727-4C47-B56F-64C81EBDF8AA We report a population of a poorly known species, Ecnomiohyla salvaje, from El Cusuco National Park in the north western region of Honduras, located in the border region of the departments of Cortés and Santa Bárbara. We report on the extent range of E. salvaje, a species previously known only from a single locality and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, and we present notes about its natural history. Additionally...

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Ricardo Palacios-Aguilar http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F398F477-4CA4-4FF2-83A7-BBCABC229D9D A new locality for the frog Craugastor guerreroensis is reported, a species not reported in over thirty years. Additionally, morphological variation is discussed based on the new specimen and those deposited in scientific collections. It is suggested that the lack of recent records of the species is probably due to the ignorance of its habits rather than a population decrement. Se reporta una nueva localidad de la rana Craugastor guerreroensis, una especie no registrada en más de...

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Bruno Viertel & Alan Channing http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2F135C13-975B-4C41-ACDE-B7E370E4862D   The Acknowledgements were erroneously not inserted. Acknowledgements We thank Tracy Robb for collecting the tadpoles and Elizabeth van der Merwe for histology. Axel Hochkirch (Trier) and Ulrich Sinsch (Koblenz) gave technical support. We are thankful to the referees. References Viertel, B. & Channing, A. (2017). The larva of Schismaderma carens (Smith, 1949) (Anura: Bufonidae) – a redescription. Alytes,33: 38-46.     Alytes 34 72

  Alytes 34 is now available and paid-up subscribers will receive it as usual in the mail. The volume presents a variety of subjects, taxonomy, developmental biology and conservation, including three new species from India. The very unique family of Nasikabatrachidae has a new member, Nasikabatrachus bhupathi, dedicated to our lost friend and colleague Dr. S. Bhupathy. Besides, it presents data on rare species from South America, such as Ecnomiohyla salvaje and Craugastor guerreroensis. You can find the list of…

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