Proceratophrys mantiqueira
| Proceratophrys mantiqueira | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Odontophrynidae |
| Genus: | Proceratophrys |
| Species: | P. mantiqueira
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| Binomial name | |
| Proceratophrys mantiqueira Mângia, Santana, Cruz, and Feio, 2014
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Proceratophrys mantiqueira is a species of frog in the family Odontophrynidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]
Description
The adult male frog measures 28.4–42.5 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 36.3–54.3 mm. Unlike other frogs in its species group, it does not have a preorbital crest.[4]
Etymology
Mantiqueira is a Tupi word meaning "home of the rain."[4]
Habitat
This frog lives in forests where the tree branches come together like a roof. Scientists saw it on the dead leaves on the ground near streams. Scientists saw the frog between 600 and 1800 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists found the frog in two protected parks, Parque National de Itatiaia and Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro.[1]
Reproduction
The female frog deposits her eggs in temporary rivulets, where the tadpoles develop.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. In the past, there was mining in its habitat. There was also considerable forest conversion in favor of agriculture, livestock grazing and silviculture, but the forests that remain are largely in protected parks on mountains.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Proceratophrys mantiqueira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T79116167A86255403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T79116167A86255403.en. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Proceratophrys mantiqueira 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 2, 2025.
- ^ "Proceratophrys mantiqueira Mângia, Santana, Cruz, & Feio, 2014". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ 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.