Phyllodytes gyrinaethes

Phyllodytes gyrinaethes is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It has been observed as high as 710 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

Phyllodytes gyrinaethes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Phyllodytes
Species:
P. gyrinaethes
Binomial name
Phyllodytes gyrinaethes
(Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003)

This frog spends time on the ground and on bromeliads, both those that grow on trees and those on the ground. They tend to prefer a height range of 0.8-10.0 meters off the ground. These frogs tend to prefer smaller plants, and scientists have observed multiple adults and tadpoles on the same one.[1]

Scientists have found this frog in the remnants of forests. They cite habitat fragmentation as the principal threat, specifically urbanization, agriculture, logging, and the collection of the bromeliad plants upon which the frogs depend.[1]

Sources

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  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Phyllodytes gyrinaethes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. 2023: e.T55833A172208965. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T55833A172208965.en. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Phyllodytes gyrinaethes Peixoto, Caramaschi, and Freire, 2003". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Phyllodytes gyrinaethes". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 27, 2022.