Proceratophrys pombali
| Proceratophrys pombali | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Odontophrynidae |
| Genus: | Proceratophrys |
| Species: | P. pombali
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| Binomial name | |
| Proceratophrys pombali Mângia, Santana, Cruz, and Feio, 2014
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Proceratophrys pombali is a species of frog in the family Odontophrynidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]
Description
The adult male frog measures 31.9–41.9 mm in snout-vent length, and one adult female frog was found to measure 52.5 mm.[4]
Etymology
Scientists named this frog for Professor José Perez Pombal Jr.[4]
Habitat
This frog has been found on the leaf litter in closed-canopy forests and in coastal shrublands. Scientists observed the frog between 40 and 670 meters above sea level.[1]
The frog's home is inside part of one protected park Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar.[1]
Young
The tadpoles develop in temporary and permanent streams.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. The frog's highland habitats are Atlantic forest, much of which is in an established protected park. At lower elevations, human beings have engaged in significant habitat conversion to develop coastal areas, but most of this has slowed down since the 1980s.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Proceratophrys pombali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T79116244A86256034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T79116244A86256034.en. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Proceratophrys pombali 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 September 29, 2025.
- ^ "Proceratophrys pombali Mângia, Santana, Cruz, & Feio, 2014". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 29, 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.