Proceratophrys carranca
| Proceratophrys carranca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Odontophrynidae |
| Genus: | Proceratophrys |
| Species: | P. carranca
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| Binomial name | |
| Proceratophrys carranca Godinho, Moura, Lacerda, and Feio, 2013
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Proceratophrys carranca is a species of frog in the family Odontophrynidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]
Description
The adult male frog measures 31.6–39.9 mm in snout-vent length. It has black pigmentation in the gular area. Its belly is cream-white in color with light brown marks.[4]
Etymology
Scientists named this frog carranca after statues associated with safe travel down the São Francisco River. The statues also represent the artisans and communities associated with rivers and with the São Francisco specifically.[4]
Habitat
This frog lives on the ground near streams in shrubland. Scientists observed the frog 654 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists have reported the frog in one protected place, Parque Nacional Grande Sertão Veredas.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as vulnerable to extinction. The principal threats are habitat loss associated with agriculture, livestock grazing, and urbanization and with the fires used for land conversion.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2022). "Proceratophrys carranca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T78575596A86255974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T78575596A86255974.en. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Proceratophrys carranca Godinho, Moura, Lacerda, & Feio, 2013". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ "Proceratophrys carranca Godinho, Moura, Lacerda, & Feio, 2013". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ a b Godinho LB; Moura MR; Lacerda JVA; Feio RN (2013). "A new species of Proceratophrys (Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the middle Sao Franciso River, southeastern Brazil". Salamandra (Full text). 49 (2): 63–73. Retrieved September 26, 2025.