Crossodactylodes izecksohni

Crossodactylodes izecksohni
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Crossodactylodes
Species: C. izecksohni
Binomial name
Crossodactylodes izecksohni
Peixoto, 1983

Crossodactylodes izecksohni (common name: Izecksohn's bromeliad frog) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is endemic to Santa Teresa in Espírito Santo state of eastern Brazil.[2] While its known range is very small, it is locally abundant. It inhabits forests and forest edges where its habitat is terrestrial and epiphytic bromeliads where also the tadpoles develop. Its known range is within a protected area but habitat loss is occurring nearby.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Silvano, D. & Peixoto, O.L. (2004). "Crossodactylodes izecksohni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Crossodactylodes izecksohni Peixoto, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 March 2014.