Proceratophrys bigibbosa is a species of frog in the family Odontophrynidae. It is found in the Misiones Province in the northeastern Argentina and in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina in southern Brazil; its range might extend into the adjacent Paraguay. Common names Peters' smooth horned frog and Cristina's smooth horned frog have been coined for it.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Jumping (saltation) can be distinguished from running, galloping, and other gaits where the entire body is temporarily airborne by the relatively l...
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starts withAdult males measure 36–44 mm (1.4–1.7 in) and adult females 51–53 mm (2.0–2.1 in) in snout–vent length. The body is robust and stout. The snout is short and broadly rounded. The eyes are large; there are two well-developed bulbous, bony postocular swellings. The tympanum is indistinct. The canthus rostralis is demarcated by a prominent curved tubercular ridge. Skin is dorsally granulated with variably formed and sized tubercles. The limbs are short and robust; the fingers have no webbing whereas the toes are somewhat webbed. Dorsal coloration is variable, generally consisting of various shades of dark brown to brown and with regular pattern of dark and light longitudinally arranged markings. The upper eyelids are connected by a narrow, curved, whitish or tan stripe. Females have black throat with reddish spots, whereas males have uniformly black throat. The belly is orange or red and is irregularly spotted with black. The ventral surfaces of the limbs are black with red spots.
