Proceratophrys cururu

The toad-like ground frog (Proceratophrys cururu) is a frog.  It lives in Brazil.

Home
This frog lives on the ground. It is awake at night. It hides in the grass during the day. The frog lives in grassy places, forests that grow around rivers and streams, and places with small woody plants in Cerrado places. Scientists saw the frog between 800 and 1300 meters above sea level.

People have found the frog in some protected places: Parque Nacional Das Sempre Vivas, Parque Estadual do Rio Preto, Parque Estadual da Serra do Intendente, and Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó.

Young
The male frog hides in rocks and calls to the female frogs. The male frogs fight each other for good places. The female frog puts her eggs on the bottom of the stream. The tadpoles are awake during the day and live on the bottom of the stream where the water moves slowly. The animals are tadpoles from November to April.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in some danger of dying out. People change the places where the frog lives to make towns, farms, and places for animals to eat grass. People also take some wood to use.

References

Category:Frogs of South America