Phyllodytes praeceptor

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Phyllodytes praeceptor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Phyllodytes
Species:
P. praeceptor
Binomial name
Phyllodytes praeceptor
Orrico, Dias, and Marciano, 2018

Phyllodytes praeceptor is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to coastal areas in the state of Bahia in Brazil. It has also been seen in Serra da Jiboia, 694 m above sea level. [2] [3] [1]

The adult male frog measures 20.7–25.8 mm in snout-vent length. This frog has prominent eyes. [4]

This frog lives on epiphytic bromeliad plants. The female frog lays eggs on the leaves and the tadpoles swim in the water that collects near the axil. [1]

This frog is not endangered. Scientists attribute it to its large range. Although the closed-canopy Atlantic forest where it lives was subject to considerable deforestation over the past century, there is still a considerable space left, and the rate of deforestation has slowed. This frog lives in forests where the branches of the trees come together like a roof. Farmers often grow cacao under thinned forest that provide natural shade for the cacao plants, and the frogs have been found in these farms as well, another reason why their population is stable. Scientists believe collection of the bromeliad plants might pose some risk to this frog if it were to happen, but they note that this does not seem to be the case as of 2021. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2021). "Phyllodytes praeceptor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 3.1. 2021: e.T154107411A154107424. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T154107411A154107424.en . Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Phyllodytes praeceptor Orrico, Dias, and Marciano, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Phyllodytes praeceptor". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ Victor G D Orrico; Iuri R Dias; Euvaldo Marciano Jr. (2018). "Another new species of Phyllodytes (Anura: Hylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil". Zootaxa (Abstract). 4407: 101–110. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4407.1.6. PMID   29690207.


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