Otophryne robusta Boulenger, 1900
Otophryne robusta Boulenger, 1900, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Ser. 2, 8: 55. Holotype: BMNH 1899.3.25.18, according to Parker, 1934, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 110. Type locality: "foot of Mt. Roraima, 3,500 feet.", Venezuela.
Otophryne robusta robusta — Rivero, 1968 "1967", Caribb. J. Sci., 7: 155.
English Names
Pancake Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 91).
Distribution
Tepui formations of state of Bolívar, Venezuela, and adjacent western Guyana. 600-1216 m elevation, 1234-1411 m elevation.
Comment
Barrio-Amorós, 1999 "1998", Acta Biol. Venezuelica, 18: 59, commented on the Venezuelan distribution. See account by MacCulloch, Lathrop, Minter, and Khan, 2008, Pap. Avulsos Zool., São Paulo, 48: 247-261. MacCulloch and Lathrop, 2009, R. Ontario Mus. Contrib. Sci., 4: 15, commented on specimens from Mount Ayanganna, Guyana.
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