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Myersiella
''Myersiella'' is a genus of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, ''Myersiella microps''. It is Endemism, endemic to southeastern Brazil and occurs in Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Minas Gerais, and southeastern São Paulo (state), São Paulo state. The genus name honors George S. Myers. The genus is sometimes known as the elongated frogs, while the sole species is known as Rio elongated frog. Taxonomy ''Myersiella'' was originally defined based on skeletal morphology. Later studies based on molecular data have supported its recognition as a monophyletic group, with ''Dasypops'' as its sister taxon. Description Adult males measure and adult females in snout–vent length. The head is very small but with a prominent, pointed snout. No Tympanum (anatomy), tympanum is visible. The eyes are very small. The limbs are short and stout; the fingers and toes are cylindrical and have no webbing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antenor Leitão De Carvalho
Antenor Leitão de Carvalho is a Brazilian herpetologist and ichthyologist, born on 15 April 1910 and died on 11 December 1985 in Rio de Janeiro. Taxa named in his honor * '' Pipa carvalhoi'' * '' Plecostomus carvalhoi'' * '' Discocystus carvalhoi'' * '' Bunocephalus carvalhoi'' * '' Mecynogea carvalhoi'' * '' Micrathena carvalhoi'' * '' Carvalhodesmus'' * '' Stenostreptus carvalhoi'' * '' Tityus carvalhoi'' * '' Arndtodesmus carvalhoi'' * '' Cynolebias carvalhoi'' * '' Cynolebias antenori'' * '' Harttia carvalhoi'' P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1939 – a species of catfish * '' Icthyocephalus antenori'' * '' Amphisbaena carvalhoi'' Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Carvalho, A. L.", p. 49). * '' Odontophrynus carvalhoi'' * ''Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi ''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae. Geographic ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |