Leptodactylus aff. macrosternum Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926

Type: MZUSP 448 .

Type locality: Bahia (Brazil) .

Distribution: Venezuela north of the Orinoco river, in open areas.

Remarks: De Sá et al. (2014) restrict the distribution of L. macrosternum to its type locality in Bahía, Brazil, leaving the Venezuelan populations without a proper name to be applied. Leptodactylus ocellatus Girard, 1853, a previous name by which many Venezuelan populations were known, is now under synonymy of L. latrans (Steffen, 1815), a southern South American species. A thorough review of the latrans species group is needed. Heyer (2014) indicates the Venezuelan examples in his work are a different new species, compared with L. latrans sensu lato . In the meantime, Leptodactylus aff. macrosternum is used for the Venezuelan populations to be consistent with the classic literature. In the latrans species group of De Sá et al. (2014).

Selected references: Barrio-Amorós et al. 2011b; De Sá et al. 2014; Dixon and Staton 1976; Gorzula and Señaris 1998; Heyer 2014; Hoogmoed and Gorzula 1979; La Marca 1992; Rada 1981; Ramo and Busto 1989, 1990; Rivero 1967c; Staton and Dixon 1977; Tárano 2010.