Proceratophrys goyana

The Goias smooth horned frog (Proceratophrys goyana) is a frog.  It lives in Brazil.

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This frog is awake at night. The frog lives in dry grassy places and places with small woody trees. Scientists saw the frog between 300 and 1200 meters above sea level.

Scientists saw the frog in some protected parks: Área de Proteção Ambiental João Leite, Floresta Nacional de Silvania, and Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros.

Young
The frog lays eggs in rocky streams in grassy places and in forests. The male frog hides under a rock or in grass and calls to the female frogs. Or sometimes he does not hide. Scientists think the female frog puts the eggs on rocks in streams and that the tadpoles eat algae and very small living things from the bottom of the stream.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. People change the places where the frog lives to make places for animals to eat grass, tree farms, sugar farms, and soybean farms. Bad chemicals from the farms can also hurt the frog.

References

Category:Frogs of South America