Stereocyclops incrassatus

Stereocyclops incrassatus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil and is known from Pernambuco and Alagoas in the north and then southward through Bahia to Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. Earlier records from São Paulo state are now recognized as Stereocyclops parkeri. Common name Brazilian dumpy frog has been coined for this species.

Stereocyclops incrassatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Stereocyclops
Species:
S. incrassatus
Binomial name
Stereocyclops incrassatus
Cope, 1870
Synonyms

Emydops hypomelas Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
Hypopachus incrassatus (Cope, 1870)
Ribeirina hypomelas (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)

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