Taxonomic considerations on Thoropa miliaris (Spix, 1824), with revalidation and redescription of Thoropa taophora (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae)

Abstract

Through the evaluation of the variation of morphometric and external morphologic characters of different population samples along its geographical distribution, Thoropa miliaris (Spix, 1824) is taxonomically characterized, with designation and description of a neotype for the species. The same analysis evidenced that the samples from the coast and part of the interior of the State of São Paulo are consistently different from the nominal species. Thoropa taophora (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) is revalidated and redescribed to designate these populations. The geographic distribution of both species is presented.