PARAGUAYAN RED-BELLY TOAD Melanophryniscus paraguayensis
Red-belly toads, of which there are several species in Paraguay, have an interesting irruptive life-cycle. They can become momentarily common in one area during breeding, before disappearing almost completely for the rest of the year. This is a newly described species considered endemic to Paraguay where it has a distribution in central Eastern Paraguay (Central, Cordillera, Paraguarí and San Pedro).
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FIGURE 1 - (FPANF355PH) Adult lateral view, Lago Ypacaraí, Departamento Central (Sergio Rios December 2009).
FIGURE 2 - (FPANF356PH) Same individual dorsal view (Sergio Rios  December 2009).
FIGURE 3 - (FPANF490PH) Adult lateral view, Manduvirá, Departamento San Pedro (Sergio Rios October 2011).
FIGURE 4 - (FPANF491PH) Same individual dorsal view (Sergio Rios  October 2011).
FIGURE 5 - (FPANF492PH) Adults in amplexus, Manduvirá, Departamento San Pedro (Sergio Rios October 2011).
FIGURE 6 - (FPANF601PH) Adult dorsal, Asunción, Departamento Central (Mateo Lesterhuis June 2013).
FIGURE 7 - (FPANF602PH) Same individual as (FPANF601PH) ventral (Mateo Lesterhuis June 2013).
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