Ceratophrys sagani Barcelos et al. 2020 (South American horned frog)

Amphibia - Salientia - Ceratophrynidae

Full reference: L. A. Barcelos, D. Almeida-Silva, C.M.D. Santos and V.K. Verdade. 2020. Description of a new species of fossil Ceratophrys (Anura: Ceratophryidae) from Versalles Cave, São Paulo, Brazil. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Belongs to Ceratophrys according to L. A. Barcelos et al. 2020

Sister taxon: Ceratophrys prisca

Type specimen: ZUFABC 037, a skull

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ponta de Flecha (Quaternary of Brazil)

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