Sphaenorhynchus canga Araujo-Vieira, Lacerda, Pezzuti, Leite, Assis, and Cruz, 2015

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Hylidae > Subfamily: Hylinae > Genus: Sphaenorhynchus > Species: Sphaenorhynchus canga

Sphaenorhynchus canga Araujo-Vieira, Lacerda, Pezzuti, Leite, Assis, and Cruz, 2015, Zootaxa, 4059: 98. Holotype: UFMG-A 5715, by original designation. Type locality: "Chapada de Canga (local designation—1.9 km W MG-129, 20°07′40″ S, 43°23′05″ W, 915 m elevation), Municipality of Mariana, on its limit with the Municipality of Catas Altas, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil". urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1FF32C00-C60F-4F54-9100-B97F8B3D6CB0

English Names

None noted. 

Distribution

Known from permanent, semi-permanent, and less frequently in temporary natural ponds over ironstone outcrops in the southernmost part of the  Espinhaço Range in the municipality of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 

Comment

Most similar to Sphaenorhynchus orophilus according to the original publication, where the advertisement call was also described. Pezzuti, Leite, Rossa-Feres, and Garcia, 2021, S. Am. J. Herpetol., 22 (Special Issue): 1–109, described and discussed larval morphology and natural history.

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