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Proceratophrys avelinoi

Proceratophrys avelinoi (*)

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia

Familia: Odontophrynidae
Genus: Proceratophrys
Species: Proceratophrys avelinoi
Name

Proceratophrys avelinoi Mercadal de Barrio & Barrio, 1993

Type locality: "Moncholito, Misiones, República Argentina".

Holotype: MACN.
References

Mercadal de Barrio and Barrio, 1993, Amphibia-Reptilia, 14: 14.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Proceratophrys avelinoi . Accessed on 22 May 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Proceratophrys avelinoi (Least Concern) Downloaded on 22 May 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Avelino's Smooth Horned Frog

Proceratophrys avelinoi is a species of frog in the family Odontophrynidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and possibly Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, rivers, intermittent rivers, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References

Esteban Lavilla, Axel Kwet, Paulo Garcia, Julian Faivovich (2004). "Proceratophrys avelinoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57294A11603802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57294A11603802.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021

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