Adelophryne

Description

Adelophryne baturitensis is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae.It is endemic to northeast Brazil and is known from its type locality,Serra de Baturité (or Maçico de Baturité) in the state of Ceará,as well as from Planalto da Ibiapaba in Ceará and Brejo dos Cavalos in Caruaru,Pernambuco state.Adult males measure 12–13 mm (0.5–0.5 in) and adult females 12–16 mm (0.5–0.6 in) in snout–vent length.The head is longer than it is wide.The snout is truncate in dorsal view and rounded in profile.The tympanum is small but distinct.There is no supra-tympanic fold and the canthus rostralis is indistinct.The fingers have no webbing and only the fingers III–IV have small discs.The toes have no webbing but have small discs.The skin is smooth.The dorsal coloration is brown;there is a darker pattern starting from between the eyes.The snout and the sides are brown.There is a dark brown band running from the snout to the sides and tapering towards the groin.The limbs have cross-bands.The iris is gold.