The Maracas heart-tongued frog (Phyllodytes tuberculosus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil.[2][3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. People have seen this frog between 900 and 1350 meters above sea level.[1]
| Maracas heart-tongued frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodytes |
| Species: | P. tuberculosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodytes tuberculosus Bokermann, 1966
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This frog has been found in terrestrial bromeliad plants that grow on the rocks. Its tadpoles develop in pools of water that collects in these plants.[1]
Scientists have given this species a tentative classification of "vulnerable to extinction." This frog has a large range, but that range is heavily fragmented, and still subject to change and degradation by humans.[1]
The large-scale conversion of this frog's habitat to sericulture, farmland, and grazing space has left this frog at greater risk of fire and the destruction of its bromeliads.[1]
This frog resembles Phyllodytes luteolus closely, such that they can be mistaken for one another.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Phyllodytes tuberculosus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T55837A11377924. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55837A11377924.en. 55837. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Phyllodytes tuberculosus Bokermann, 1966". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Phyllodytes tuberculosus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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