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Cycloramphus boraceiensis Heyer, 1983
Cycloramphus boraceiensis Heyer, 1983, Arq. Zool., São Paulo, 30: 293. Holotype: MZUSP 3934, by original designation. Type locality: "Brasil: São Paulo, Boracéia".
Common Names
Boraceia Button Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 71).
Flattened Waterfall Frog (Pedrozo, Botelho, Moroti, Rotenberg, Toledo, and Muscat, 2024, Caldasia, 46: 167).
Distribution
Serra do Mar in the southeastern part of the state of Rio de Janeiro and the northern half of the state of São Paulo; offshore islands of Ilha Grande and São Sebastião.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Brazil
Endemic: Brazil
Comment
See account by Heyer, Rand, Cruz, Peixoto, and Nelson, 1990, Arq. Zool., São Paulo, 31: 291-292. Colaço, Batista, Limp, and Silva, 2021, Pap. Avulsos Zool., São Paulo, 61 (e20216148): 1–11, reported on larval morphology from a population from Cachoeira da Longa, Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pedrozo, Botelho, Moroti, Rotenberg, Toledo, and Muscat, 2024, Caldasia, 46: 167–178, reported on natural history, advertisement call, and larval development.
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