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Proceratophrys laticeps Izecksohn and Peixoto, 1981

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

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Proceratophrys laticeps Izecksohn and Peixoto, 1981, Rev. Brasil. Biol., 41: 20. Holotype: EI 5587, by original designation. Type locality: "Reserva Florestal da Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, no Município de Linhares, Estado do Espírito Santo", Brazil.

English Names

Linhares Smooth Horned Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 84).

Distribution

Southern coastal Bahia and Espírito Santo to near the Rio de Janeiro border, Brazil.

Comment

See Izecksohn, Cruz, and Peixoto, 1999 "1998", Rev. Univ. Rural, Ser. Cienc. Vida, 20: 37-54, for discussion. See account by Prado and Pombal, 2008, Arq. Zool., São Paulo, 39: 1-85 [47-53].

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