Torres red-belly toad

Description

Melanophryniscus macrogranulosus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.It is endemic to northeastern Rio Grande do Sul,southern Brazil.It was for a long time only known from the type series collected in 1960 (the precise location of which was unknown),until another population was discovered in 2004.This was followed by the rediscovery of population at the type locality as well as few other populations,all in Rio Grande do Sul.Its common name is Torres redbelly toad,after the type locality.