Sphaenorhynchus canga Araujo-Vieira, Lacerda, Pezzuti, Leite, Assis, and Cruz, 2015

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Hylidae > Subfamily: Hylinae > Genus: Sphaenorhynchus > Species: Sphaenorhynchus canga

Sphaenorhynchus canga Araujo-Vieira, Lacerda, Pezzuti, Leite, Assis, and Cruz, 2015, Zootaxa, 4059: 98. Holotype: UFMG-A 5715, by original designation. Type locality: "Chapada de Canga (local designation—1.9 km W MG-129, 20°07′40″ S, 43°23′05″ W, 915 m elevation), Municipality of Mariana, on its limit with the Municipality of Catas Altas, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil". Zoobank publication registration: 1FF32C00-C60F-4F54-9100-B97F8B3D6CB0

English Names

None noted. 

Distribution

Known from permanent, semi-permanent, and less frequently in temporary natural ponds over ironstone outcrops in the southernmost part of the  Espinhaço Range in the municipality of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Brazil

Endemic: Brazil

Comment

Most similar to Sphaenorhynchus orophilus according to the original publication, where the advertisement call was also described. Pezzuti, Leite, Rossa-Feres, and Garcia, 2021, S. Am. J. Herpetol., 22 (Special Issue): 1–109, described and discussed larval morphology and natural history.

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