Phrynomedusa fimbriata
species of amphibian
The spiny-knee leaf frog (Phrynomedusa fimbriata) is an extinct frog that lived in Brazil. Scientists have only seen it in one place: Paranapiacaba. It was last seen in the early 20th century.[2][3] People saw it about 1000 meters above sea level.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phyllomedusidae |
| Genus: | Phrynomedusa |
| Species: | P. fimbriata
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| Binomial name | |
| Phrynomedusa fimbriata (Cruz, 1991)
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Scientists believe that these frogs are dead because they have not seen any since the 1950s. They think the frog probably lived in trees and laid its eggs in streams, but they are not sure. Scientists think this frog died because of a few things: air pollution from factories in Cubatão and a fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. This is because the fungus can kill the frog Phrynomedusa dryade.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna; IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Spiny-knee Leaf Frog: Phrynomedusa fimbriata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T17078A172621499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T17078A172621499.en. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Phrynomedusa fimbriata Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ↑ Krystal Gong (March 3, 2009). "Phrynomedusa fimbriata". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
