Proceratophrys itamari

Proceratophrys itamari
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Odontophrynidae
Genus: Proceratophrys
Species:
P. itamari
Binomial name
Proceratophrys itamari
Mângia, Santana, Cruz, and Feio, 2014

Proceratophrys itamari is a species of frog in the family Odontophrynidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]

Description

The adult male frog measures 31.1–42.5 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 39.5–52.3 mm.[4]

Etymology

Scientists named this frog for Professor Itamar Martins of the Universidade de Taubaté.[4]

Habitat

This frog is found in closed-canopy forests. Scientists saw it on the leaf litter near streams. Scientists observed it between 1200 and 2000 meters above sea level.[1]

Scientists have seen the frog in one protected park, Parque Estadual de Campos de Jordão.[1]

Reproduction

The tadpoles develop in both permanent and temporary streams.[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction. Its range had been subject to considerable logging and forest conversion to farms, tree farms, and cattle grazing, but this is currently a localized issue.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Proceratophrys itamari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T79116149A86255378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T79116149A86255378.en. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Proceratophrys itamari Mângia, Santana, Cruz, and Feio, 2014". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "Proceratophrys itamari Mângia, Santana, Cruz, & Feio, 2014". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Mângia S; Santana DJ; Cruz CAG; Feio RN (2014). "Taxonomic review of Proceratophrys melanopogon (Miranda Ribeiro, 1926) with description of four new species (Amphibia, Anura, Odontophrynidae)". Boletim do Museu Nacional. Nova Serie, Zoologia. (Full text). 531. Rio de Janeiro: 1–33. Retrieved September 29, 2025.