image: The newly described pumpkin toadlet Brachycephalus 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/)
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.
Journal
PLOS One
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
Article Publication Date
10-Dec-2025
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.