Ceratophrys (Lynch, 1971)

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 : 51

Ceratophrys sp. (MLP 34.V.10.8; 88.V.20.1; MACN 17585; 17936; 18074) from the vicinity of the city of Mar del Plata along the Atlantic Cost of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina ( Mercadal de Barrio & Barrio 2002)

Numerous Pleistocene fossils, especially mammals, have been collected from a series of localities along the Atlantic Cost of the province of Buenos Aires between the cities of Mar del Plata and Miramar ( Fig. 1 , locality 8; Cione & Tonni 2005; Marshall et al. 1984). Several fragmentary remains of anurans (MLP 34.V.10.8; 88.V.20.1; MACN 17585; 17936; 18074) also were collected from localities from this area (e.g., Punta Vorohué, Arrollo Lobería, and Chapadmalal) and identified as Ceratophrys sp. by Mercadal de Barrio & Barrio (2002).

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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.