| Proceratophrys korekore | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Odontophrynidae |
| Genus: | Proceratophrys |
| Species: | P. korekore |
| Binomial name | |
| Proceratophrys korekore Santana, Alves da Silva, Sant’Anna, Shepard, and Mângia, 2021 | |
The adult male frog is 39.8 – 44.1 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 43.8 – 57.6 mm. This frog has warts over the entire top of its body.
"Korekore" is the word for "frog" in the language that the Munduruku people speak. The Munduruku live in the same part of Brazil where scientists found the frog.
Scientists saw this frog near streams in rainforest. The male frog sits in the dead leaves on the ground and calls to the female frogs. Scientists saw the frog between 200 and 270 meters above sea level.
Scientists believe this frog has many young in a short time when the rain falls in its home. The tadpoles swim in streams that dry up for part of the year.
Scientists from the IUCN say they do not know if the frog is in danger of dying out. Human beings cut down many trees to get wood and make places for cows to eat grass. People also dig in the ground for gold even though this is against the law. The bad chemicals from the gold mines can also hurt the frog.
