Two new species of Hyla of the H. polytaenia group from southeastern Brazil (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae)

Abstract

Two new species of Hyla belonging to the H. polytaenia group are described from the State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Hyla latistriata sp.nov., obtained in the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Municipality of Itamonte, and in the Municipality of Marmelópolis, is characterized by the size large for the group (snout- vent length 34.9-40.6mm in males; 40.9-51.6mm in females), dorsum with four wide longitudinal light brown stripes intercalated by three narrow brown stripes, and a dark brown lateral stripe delimited by a white line above and by a narrow white stripe below, besides morphological details. Hyla beckeri sp.nov., collected in Poços de Caldas, is characterized by the small size for the group (snout-vent length 24.2- 29.0mm in males; 32.0-33.9mm in females), dorsum with four narrow longitudinal light brown stripes intercalated by three brown stripes contorned by a cream line, the external stripes being wider than the internal ones, and a dark brown lateral stripe delimited by a white-silvery line above and by a narrow white-silvery stripe below, besides morphological details.