Proceratophrys gladius

Proceratophrys gladius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Odontophrynidae
Genus: Proceratophrys
Species:
P. gladius
Binomial name
Proceratophrys gladius
Mângia, Santana, Cruz, and Feio, 2014

Proceratophrys gladius is a frog. It lives in Brazil.

Body

The adult male frog is 31.6-45.9 mm long from nose to rear end, and the adult female frog 36.9-48.5 mm long. It has a crest on its head that scientists think looks like a short sword.

Name

Scientists named this frog gladius because that is the name of the short sword that the Roman legionnaires used.

Home

Scientists are not sure what times of places are the frog's home. Scientists saw the frog 1600 meters above sea level.

Scientists found the frog in a protected park Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say they do not know if this frog is in danger of dying out. They found it in a protected park and think it might live in other places too.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Proceratophrys gladius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T79116133A86255328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T79116133A86255328.en. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Proceratophrys gladius Mângia, Santana, Cruz, and Feio, 2014". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Proceratophrys gladius Mângia, Santana, Cruz, & Feio, 2014". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Mângia S; Santana DJ; Cruz CAG; Feio RN (2014). "Taxonomic review of Proceratophrys melanopogon (Miranda Ribeiro, 1926) with description of four new species (Amphibia, Anura, Odontophrynidae)". Boletim do Museu Nacional. Nova Serie, Zoologia. (Full text). 531. Rio de Janeiro: 1–33. Retrieved September 29, 2025.