Barycholos ternetzi

Barycholos ternetzi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Strabomantidae
Genus:	Barycholos
Species:	B. ternetzi
Binomial name
Barycholos ternetzi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
Synonyms
Paludicola ternetziMiranda-Ribeiro, 1937 Physalaemus ternetzi(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) Barycholos savageiLynch, 1980

Barycholos ternetzi is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. ^[2] It is endemic to the Cerrado of central Brazil. Its natural habitats are gallery forest and open areas in the Cerrado. It lives in the leaf-litter. This common species is declining. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by many sources (agriculture, logging, agricultural pollution, fires and dam construction). ^[1] Four different vocalization of the Barycholos ternetzi have been identified. The advertisement call is the most common, an aggressive call is emitted in response to a male that is in the vicinity or neighbor male, a distress call is released when the male is found or caught, and lastly the fighting call is emitted during physical interactions. ^[3]

References

1. Pavan, Dante; Caramaschi, Ulisses; Silvano, Débora (2004). "Barycholos ternetzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T56328A11461298. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56328A11461298.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. "Barycholos ternetzi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
3. Priscila Lemes, Geiziane Tessarolo, Alessandro R. Morais, Rogério P. Bastos "Acoustic Repertoire of Barycholos ternetzi (Anura: Strabomantidae) in Central Brazil," South American Journal of Herpetology, 7(2), 157-164, (1 August 2012)