Baêta, D., C. F. B. Haddad & J. P. Pombal Jr.

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Revisiting the type series of Phyllomedusa guttata A. Lutz, 1924 (Anura: Hylidae): notes on specimens and lectotype designation. pp. 29-40 plus Supplementary material

Abstract. We revised the taxonomic history and composition of the type series of Phyllomedusa guttata A. Lutz, 1924, which was not defined in the original description. According to subsequent works, the type series of P. guttata comprises syntypes deposited in the Adolpho Lutz Collection at the Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and in the United States National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution. We reviewed the two putative lectotype designations and concluded that both were invalid according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Therefore, we have updated the information on the type series of P. guttata and formally designate and describe a lectotype for Phyllo­medusa guttata A. Lutz, 1924.

Key words. Amphibia, Phyllomedusa, Phasmahyla, syntypes, lectotype, ICZN, taxonomy.

Resumo. Revisamos a história taxonômica e a composição da série tipo de Phyllomedusa guttata A. Lutz, 1924 não definida na descrição original. De acordo com trabalhos subsequentes, a série tipo de P. guttata é composta por síntipos depositados na Coleção Adolpho Lutz do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil e no United States National Museum of Natural History – Smithsonian Institution. Revisamos as duas supostas designações de lectótipos e concluímos que ambas eram inválidas de acordo com o Código Internacional de Nomenclatura Zoológica. Assim, atualizamos as informações sobre a série tipo de P. guttata e designamos e descrevemos formalmente um lectótipo para Phyllomedusa guttata A. Lutz, 1924.

Palavras-chave. Amphibia, Phyllomedusa, Phasmahyla, síntipos, lectótipo, ICZN, taxonomia.

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