Phasmahyla timbo is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2] Scientists know it exclusively from Serra do Timbó.[3][4] People have seen it between 800 and 900 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: | Phasmahyla |
| Species: | P. timbo
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| Phasmahyla timbo (Cruz, Napoli, and Fonseca, 2008)
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Scientists classify this frog as not in danger of extinction because its large range has been subject to little deforestation and because nearby farmers maintain trees suitable for the frogs to provide shade for cacao cabrucas cultivation. This frog lives in open and closed canopy forests. The female frog lays eggs on leaves that grow over water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water below.[1]
This frog can make useful chemicals in its skin, but scientists do not think anyone is catching the frog to get them.[1]
Some scientists say this is conspecific with Phasmahyla spectabilis.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Phasmahyla timbo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T158478A172240295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T158478A172240295.en. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ Cruz, Carlos Alberto, Napoli, Marcelo F., & Fonseca, Patricia M. "A New Species of Phasmahyla Cruz, 1990 (Anura: Hylidae) from the State of Bahia, Brazil." South American Journal of Herpetology 3.3 (2008): 187-195.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Phasmahyla timbo Cruz, Napoli, and Fonseca, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Phasmahyla timbo". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
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