Fritziana fissilis
| Fritziana fissilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Fritziana |
| Species: | F. fissilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fritziana fissilis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coelonotus fissilis Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 | |
Fritziana fissilis is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and known from the mountains of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Rio Grande do Sul states.[2]
Natural habitats of Fritziana fissilis are forests at elevations of 500–1,800 m (1,600–5,900 ft) asl. They are found sitting on vegetation few metres above the ground, mostly in bromeliads. Tadpoles are released into bromeliads.[1]
Fritziana fissilis is a very common species. It can be locally threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S. & Telles, A.M. (2004). "Flectonotus fissilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Fritziana fissilis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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