Pithecopus centralis is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it has been observed solely above 520 meters above sea level.[2][3] People have seen it higher than 520 meters above sea level.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Pithecopus |
| Species: | P. centralis
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| Pithecopus centralis (Bokermann, 1965)
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This frog lives in drier habitats than other frogs: rocky grasslands. The male frogs have been heard calling near streams. This frog lays eggs during the dry season.[1]
Scientists consider this frog vulnerable to extinction because its habitat is relatively small, fragmented, and subject to further degradation. The frog is now locally extinct in some areas, such as one part of Brazil where people built a reservoir that flooded the frogs' habitat.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2022). "Pithecopus centralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023-1. 2022: e.T55846A172194729. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Pithecopus centralis (Bokermann, 1965)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Phyllomedusa centralis". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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