Pseudopaludicola restinga

Its average length varies between 11.7 and 14.6 millimeters in males and between 14 and 16.7 in females. The length of its head is longer than its width, its snout is tapered when viewed dorsally and more prominent than the jaw when viewed laterally. The distance between the nostrils is slightly smaller than the eyes, and the eardrum is not visible. It has a developed vocal sac with a central fold, its loreal region is flat and its canthus rostralis is not noticeable. Its tongue is complete, oval, with a loose front part and a base without pigment. It has maxillary and premaxillary teeth. Its body is slender, with smooth skin and small flattened warts on the side of the body. Its belly is whitish, with black spots on the abdomen, throat, and thighs. Its upper limbs have 4 fingers, the last being the longest, and its lower limbs have 5 fingers, the fourth being the longest. It can be differentiated from Pseudopaludicola falcipes by having an incomplete abdominal fold, and from P. hyleaustralis by the presence of protuberances on the eyebrow. It can also be differentiated from P. atragula by the fact that the latter has a reticulate vocal sac with a dark tone and no central folds. Some individuals may have variations in the coloration of the back, which can vary from brownish to dark brown. …

Currently, there are only reports of the species in six cities in Espírito Santo: Serra, Guarapari, Vitória, Presidente Kennedy, Vila Velha, and Itapemirim. The local biome is restinga, and individuals can be found among dunes or on the edge of wet or flooded lagoons. The restingas, which are composed of herbaceous and marshy vegetation, are suffering destruction from anthropic actions, caused mainly by economic expansions, such as the use of the site for the creation of ports and exploration of oil and natural gas, which may endanger the local fauna. However, with the discovery of this new species, it is possible that environmental laws will be created to protect the sandbanks of Espírito Santo. It has not yet been evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).