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ORANGE-BELLIED ESCUERZO Proceratophrys avelinoi
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A warty, toad-like little frog that was only described as recently as 1993. It passes much of the year underground and appears to be uncommon across its range. There are in fact only a handful of records of the species in Paraguay (see journal article). It can be distinguished by its orange-spotted belly and the pattern of warty pads on the hindfoot.
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FIGURE 1a - (FPANF130PH) Adult lateral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
FIGURE 1b - (FPANF131PH) Same individual upperside (Chris Elder November 2007).
FIGURE 1c - (FPANF132PH) Same individual underside (Chris Elder November 2007).
FIGURE 1d - (FPANF133PH) Same individual frontal view (Chris Elder November 2007).
FIGURE 1e - (FPANF134PH) Same individual foot (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
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Gallery 2: Colour variation in adult Proceratophrys avelinoi
FIGURE 1a - (FPANF135PH) Yellow adult dorsal view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Flavia Netto November 2008).
FIGURE 1b - (FPANF136PH) Same individual frontal (Flavia Netto November 2008).
FIGURE 1c - (FPANF137PH) Yellow-spotted adult dorsal view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael  (Flavia Netto November 2008).