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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 and there are 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.
FIGURE 1 - Adult lateral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2 - Same individual upperside (Chris Elder November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3 - Same individual underside (Chris Elder November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 4 - Same individual facial view (Chris Elder November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 5 - Same individual foot (Alberto Esquivel November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
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