Oreobates crepitans

Oreobates crepitans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Oreobates
Species: O. crepitans
Binomial name
Oreobates crepitans
(Bokermann, 1965)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus crepitans Bokermann, 1965

Oreobates crepitans is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is endemic to Mato Grosso, Brazil.[2] It inhabits the border areas of the Cerrado savanna and the Pantanal wetlands.[1]

Oreobates crepitans is unusual among Oreobates in that its subgular vocal sac is only slightly developed. Finger discs are moderately enlarged.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Heyer, R., Colli, G. & Silvano, D. (2004). "Oreobates crepitans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Oreobates crepitans (Bokermann, 1965)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. Padial, J. M., J. C. Chaparro, S. Castroviejo-Fisher, J. M. Guayasamin, E. Lehr, A. J. Delgado C., M. Vaira, M. Teixeira, Jr., C. R. Aguayo-Vedia, and I. De la Riva (2012). "A revision of species diversity in the Neotropical genus Oreobates (Anura: Strabomantidae), with the description of three new species from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes". American Museum Novitates 3752: 1–55. doi:10.1206/3752.2.


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