Phyllodytes maculosus is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil's rainforests. It has been observed between 77 and 837 meters above sea level.[2][3][1][4]
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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. maculosus
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| Phyllodytes maculosus (Cruz, Feio, and Cardoso, 2007)
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This frog is not in danger of extinction because of its relatively large current range. It was affected by the extensive deforestation that occurred over the past century but much of its habitat's conversion to farms and grazing space has already taken place, and the rate of habitat loss has slowed. While humans still harvest the trees, it is more about wood collection than changes in land use. Furthermore, some of the farms and grazing areas have been converted to silviculture, in which some frogs can live.[1]
This frog lives in arboreal bromeliad plants high in the rainforest canopy. The female frog lays small clutches of eggs on the leaves of the bromeliad plants. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water that collects in the axil, where they swim and develop.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Phyllodytes maculosus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T136147A172239428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T136147A172239428.en. 136147. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. "Phyllodytes maculosus Cruz, Feio, and Cardoso, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "Phyllodytes maculosus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Cruz, C.A.G., Feio, R.N., & Cardoso, M.C.S. "Description of a new species of Phyllodytes Wagler, 1830 (Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic rain forest of the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil." Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 64.4 (2006): 321-324.
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