Odontophrynus alipioi

Bahia forest frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Odontophrynidae
Genus:	Odontophrynus A. L. Carvalho, 1946
Species:	O. alipioi
Binomial name
Odontophrynus alipioi Carvalho, 1946

The Bahia forest frog is a species of frog in the family Odontophrynidae. It has been given the scientific name Odontophrynus alipioi and was once considered the only species in the genus Macrogenioglottus, also under alipioi. It is endemic to Brazil. ^{[2] [3] [1] [4]}

Habitat

This burrowing frog has been observed in both primary and longstanding secondary forest. Its natural habitats are primary and old secondary forests, but it can also live in well shaded agroforestry systems such as cacao plantations. Scientists saw the frog between 0 and 600 meters above sea level. It has been reported in many protected parks. ^[1]

Reproduction

This frog is an explosive breeder, reproducing after heavy rains. ^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction. What threat it faces comes from habitat loss by conversion of forest to agriculture, tree farms, cities, and livestock grazing areas. Scientists think that shaded cacao farms do not pose a danger to the frog. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Bahia Forest Frog: Macrogenioglottus alipioi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T57178A172225851. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57178A172225851.en . Retrieved October 13, 2025.{{cite iucn}}: uses deprecated |page= identifier (help)
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Macrogenioglottus alipioi Rosset, Fadel, Guimarães, Carvalho, Ceron, Pedrozo, Serejo, Souza, Baldo, and Mângia, 2021". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
3. "Macrogenioglottus alipioi Carvalho, 1946". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
4. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Macrogenioglottus Carvalho, 1946". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 December 2014.