Proceratophrys cristiceps

Muller's smooth horned frog (Proceratophrys cristiceps) is a frog.  It lives in Brazil.

Body
The adult male frog 32.5 - 56.3 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 43.3 - 65.0 mm long. This frog can be different colors.

Home
This frog lives in Cerrado forests in the west and Atlantic forests in the east. This frog spends most of its time on the ground in forests that are not too wet and in forests that were cut down and are growing back.

Scientists saw the frog in some protected parks, and they believe it may also live in many more: Área de Preservação Ambiental Aldeia-Beberibe, Área de Preservação Ambiental da Serra de Baturite, Área de Preservação Ambiental do Litoral Norte, Área de Preservação Ambiental Serra da Ibiapaba, Parque Nacional da Serra das Confusões, Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades, Parque Nacional de Ubajara, Parque Nacional do Catimbau, Reserva Biológica de Serra Negra, Área de Preservação Ambiental da Chapada do Araripe, Estação Ecológica de Aiuaba, Parque Estadual Sítio Fundão, and Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Fazenda Olho Dágua do Urucú.

Young
The frog lays eggs in ponds and streams that dry up for part of the year.

When they are almost ready to become frogs, the frogs have oval-round bodies. The tail is longer than the rest of the body. They have large eyes. The skin of the tadpole's back is olive in color with darker brown marks. The front of the belly is white in color and the back of the belly is darker in color. A human person can see the tadpole's internal organs.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out because there are many of them and they live in a big place. People changed the places where the frog lives by cutting down many trees to get wood to build with and make room for towns and farms and places for animals to eat grass. Fires can also change this frog's home.

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References

Category:Frogs of South America