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Proceratophrys branti

species of amphibian

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ15401927 ↗
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Proceratophrys branti is a species of frog in the family Odontophrynidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Habitat

This frog has been found in Cerrado biomes between 250 and 1340 meters above sea level.

Scientists have seen reported frog in many protected parks, for example Área de Proteção Ambiental Jalapão, Área de Proteção Ambiental Pouso Alto, Área de Proteção Ambiental Serra do Lajeado, Estação Ecológica Serra Geral do Tocantins, Parque Estadual do Jalapão, and Parque Estadual do Lajeado.

Reproduction

The male frog calls to the female frogs at night. Scientists infer that the tadpoles swim in small streams.

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction and cites no specific threats.

Original description

Brandao RA; Caramaschi U; Vaz-Silva W; Campos LA (2013). "Three new species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro 1920 from Brzilian Cerrado (Anura, Odontophrynidae)". Zootaxa.

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This entry incorporates text from “Proceratophrys branti” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.