Ceratophrys cf. ornata (Fernicola, 2001)

Nicoli, Laura, 2019, The fossil record of Ceratophrys Wied-Neuwied (Anura: Ceratophryidae): a revision and update of fossil South American horned frogs, Zootaxa 4658 (1), pp. 37-68 : 60

Ceratophrys cf. ornata from Monte Hermoso, Buenos Aires, Argentina ( Pardiñas 2001)

A series of fragmentary remains from an outcropping of Holocene sediments at the Camping Americano locality, near the city of Monte Hermoso ( Fig. 1 , locality 4), Buenos Aires, Argentina, were referred to Ceratophrys cf. ornata by Pardiñas (2001). The material, which was reported to be part of the collection of the Museo de Ciencias Naturales “Vicente Di Martino” (MMH 85.3.8; 85.2.11; 88.2.5; 90.2.1), was not described or illustrated, and its taxonomic placement was not discussed. However, these specimens cannot be found in the collection and are considered temporarily lost (N. Sanchez, Director of Museo de Ciencias Naturales “Vicente Di Martino”, pers. comm.).

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FIGURE 1. Distributional map of extant and fossil Ceratophrys. The phylogeny of the extant species of Ceratophyrs were proposed by Faivovich et al.(2014). The numbers in circles represent the fossiliferous localities mentioned in the article: 1, Arroyo Chasicó; 2, Arroyo Tapalqué; 3, Conchillas; 4, Farola Monte Hermoso; 5, Fortín Necochea; 6, Lagoa Santa; 7, Laguna de Los Tres Reyes; 8, Mar del Plata and Miramar cities; 9, Ñuapua; 10, Olivos; 11, Puerta de Corral Quemado; 12, Quehué; 13, San Antonio and Paso Alsina; 14, Tarija. Black circles: localities where the presence of Ceratophrys was confirmed; white circles: the presence of Ceratophrys remains unconfirmed. The distributions of the extant species of Ceratophrys are represented by areas that approximately include all the reported records for each species; the distribution of most species, however, is not well known. Distributions are based on Lynch (1982) with corrections and additions from Barrio-Amorós 2004; Barrio 1980; Langone 1995; Maciel et al. 2013; Maneyro & Langone 2001; Ortiz et al. 2013; Peters 1967; Rivero 1961; Stuart et al. 2008.