Leptodactylus camaquara

Leptodactylus

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Leptodactylus camaquara

Leptodactylus camaquara Sazima & Bokermann 1978

Proposed English Name: Camaquara frog.

Proposed Portuguese Name:

Proposed Spanish Name: Rana de camaquara.

Other Published Names: Jaboticatubas frog (Frank & Ramus, 1995); digger foam frog (Eterovick & Sazima, 2004).

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Comment: Camaquara is an indigenous name for a well-driller, in allusion to the type of underground terrestrial nest system Leptodactylus camaquara constructs.

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Brazil; Minas Gerais; Serra do Cipó. Bokermann recording.