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

12.10.25 | PLOS

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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
Brachycephalus lulaiis a tiny pumpkin toadlet measuring less than 14 mm in length. Photo: Luiz Fernando Ribeiro. Credit: Image credit 1: Luiz Fernando Ribeiro, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0334746

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

10-Dec-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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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
Divergent color variation ofBrachycephalusspecies. Credit: Bornschein et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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
The newly described pumpkin toadletBrachycephalus lulai, discovered in the mountain forests of Serra do Quiriri, southern Brazil, and named in honor of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Photo: Luiz Fernando Ribeiro. Credit: Image credit 1: Luiz Fernando Ribeiro, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Keywords

Animals Life Sciences Organismal Biology Vertebrates

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0334746
Article Publication Date
2025-12-10
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
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
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How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, December 10). New species of tiny pumpkin toadlet discovered in Brazil highlights need for conservation in the mountain forests of Serra do Quiriri. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LMJGJVNL/new-species-of-tiny-pumpkin-toadlet-discovered-in-brazil-highlights-need-for-conservation-in-the-mountain-forests-of-serra-do-quiriri.html
MLA:
"New species of tiny pumpkin toadlet discovered in Brazil highlights need for conservation in the mountain forests of Serra do Quiriri." Brightsurf News, Dec. 10 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LMJGJVNL/new-species-of-tiny-pumpkin-toadlet-discovered-in-brazil-highlights-need-for-conservation-in-the-mountain-forests-of-serra-do-quiriri.html.