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Proceratophrys cururu Eterovick and Sazima, 1998

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Odontophrynidae > Genus: Proceratophrys

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Proceratophrys cururu Eterovick and Sazima, 1998, Copeia, 1998: 159. Holotype: ZUEC 9557, by original designation. Type locality: "Serra do Cipó (19° 17′ S, 43° 35′ W, 1300 m alt. ), Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil".

English Names

Toad-like Ground Frog (Eterovick and Sazima, 2004, Anf. Serra do Cipó: 107).

Distribution

Serra do Espinaço, including the Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Comment

Similar to Proceratophrys cristiceps and Proceratophrys goyana according to the original publication. Leite, Pezzuti, and Viana, 2006, Check List, 2(1): 5, provided the second locality. Eterovick and Sazima, 2004, Anf. Serra do Cipó: 107-108, provided a photograph and brief account.

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