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]

Barycholos ternetzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Barycholos
Species:
B. ternetzi
Binomial name
Barycholos ternetzi
Synonyms
  • Paludicola ternetzi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937
  • Physalaemus ternetzi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
  • Barycholos savagei Lynch, 1980

References

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  1. ^ a b 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)