Frostius pernambucensis
| Frostius pernambucensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Frostius |
| Species: | F. pernambucensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Frostius pernambucensis (Bokermann, 1962) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Atelopus pernambucensis Bokermann, 1962 | |
Frostius pernambucensis, or the Frost's toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the eastern Brazil where it is known from the Pernambuco, Alagoas, and Paraíba states.[2]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are primary and secondary forests. It lives in terrestrial and arboreal bromeliads and in leaf-litter of the forest-floor. Reproduction requires bromeliads where eggs are laid. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion, livestock grazing, clear-cutting, wood plantations and human settlement, and by collection of bromeliads.[1]
References
- 1 2 Ariadne Angulo (2008). "Frostius pernambucensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Frostius pernambucensis (Bokermann, 1962)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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