New Records And Geographic Distribution Map Of Elachistocleis Magnus Toledo, 2010 (anura: Microhylidae)

New locality records and distribution map for the recently described Elachistocleis magnus are here presented. Originally described from Rondônia state, western Brazil (Amazonia), E. magnus was until now recorded for only two additional localities in the same state. The new records presented herein, which considerably enlarge the known range of the species, include three additional Brazilian states - Amazonas, Pará, and Mato Grosso (including records in the Brazilian Cerrado). We provide color description of the species in life, and discuss variation in habitats used by this species. © 2012 Check List and Authors.82317320Bernarde, P.S., Ambientes e temporada de vocalização da anurofauna no Município de Espigão do Oeste, Rondônia, Sudoeste da Amazônia - Brasil (Amphibia: Anura) (2007) Biota Neotropica, 7 (2), pp. 87-92Brandão, R.A., Avaliação Ecológica Rápida da Herpetofauna nas Reservas Extrativistas de Pedras Negras e Curralinho, Costa Marques, RO (2002) Brasil Florestal, 74, pp. 61-73(1982) Cuiabá: Geologia, Geomorfologia, Pedologia, Vegetação E Uso Potencial Da Terra, p. 544. , BRASIL, Rio de Janeiro: Ministério de Minas e Energia. Secretaria Geral. Projeto RADAMBRASIL. Folha SD 21 (Levantamento de Recursos Naturais, 26)Caramaschi, U., Notes on the taxonomic status of Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799) and description of five new species of Elachistocleis Parker, 1927 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) (2010) Boletim Do Museu Nacional. Nova Série, Zoologia, 527, pp. 1-30Toledo, L.F., A new species of Elachistocleis (AnuraMicrohylidae) from the Brazilian Amazon (2010) Zootaxa, 2496, pp. 63-6