Proceratophrys goyana

Proceratophrys goyana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Genus: Proceratophrys
Species:
P. goyana
Binomial name
Proceratophrys goyana
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
Synonyms[2]
  • Stombus goyanus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937
  • Ceratophrys goyanus Gorham, 1966
  • Stombus goianus Bokermann, 1966
  • Proceratophrys goyanus Lynch, 1971

The Goias smooth horned frog (Proceratophrys goyana) is a frog. It lives in Brazil.[2][3][1]

Home

This frog is awake at night. The frog lives in dry grassy places and places with small woody trees. Scientists saw the frog between 300 and 1200 meters above sea level.[1]

Scientists saw the frog in some protected parks: Área de Proteção Ambiental João Leite, Floresta Nacional de Silvania, and Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros.[1]

Young

The frog lays eggs in rocky streams in grassy places and in forests. The male frog hides under a rock or in grass and calls to the female frogs. Or sometimes he does not hide. Scientists think the female frog puts the eggs on rocks in streams and that the tadpoles eat algae and very small living things from the bottom of the stream.[1]

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. People change the places where the frog lives to make places for animals to eat grass, tree farms, sugar farms, and soybean farms. Bad chemicals from the farms can also hurt the frog.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Goias Smooth Horned Frog: Proceratophrys goyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T57302A173865182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57302A173865182.en. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Proceratophrys goyana (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  3. "Proceratophrys goyana (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 1, 2025.