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Leptodactylus ochraceus Lutz, 1930

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Leptodactylidae > Subfamily: Leptodactylinae > Genus: Leptodactylus

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Leptodactylus ochraceus Lutz, 1930, Mem. Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 23: 28. Types: Not designated; AL-MNRJ 1445 according to Caramaschi, 2008, Rev. Brasil. Zool., 25: 523. Type locality: "Estado de Pernambuco (? Tapera)", Brazil. Given as "Tapera, Pernambuco", Brazil by Bokermann, 1966, Lista Anot. Local. Tipo Anf. Brasil.: 73, and further discussed by Caramaschi, 2008, Rev. Brasil. Zool., 25: 524.

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Tapera, municipality of Bonanca, Pernambuco, Brazil) (see comment).

Comment

This taxon was long forgotten, but Caramaschi, 2008, Rev. Brasil. Zool., 25: 523-528, discussed reasons for retaining it as a valid taxon within Leptodactylus, also noting that it is known only from the holotype.

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