Melanophryniscus peritus
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| Melanophryniscus peritus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Melanophryniscus |
| Species: | M. peritus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanophryniscus peritus | |
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| Melanophryniscus peritus is only known from Pico do Selado in Minas Gerais | |
Melanophryniscus peritus is a species of frog in the family Bufonidae.[1][3] It is only known from a single specimen collected in 1953, and may be extinct.[1]
Melanophryniscus peritus was described in 2011 by Ulisses Caramaschi and Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz. Originally, it was placed in the Melanophryniscus tumifrons group. The specific name, peritus, is from the Latin verb pereo, meaning to vanish or disappear. It was given to reflect the species' status.[2]