Phyllodytes edelmoi

species of amphibian

The Phyllodytes edelmoi is a frog. It lives in Brazil in the state of Alagoas. People have seen it as high as 650 meters above sea level.[3][1][2]

Phyllodytes edelmoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Phyllodytes
Species:
P. edelmoi
Binomial name
Phyllodytes edelmoi
(Peixoto, Caramaschi, and Freire, 2003)
Synonyms[3]
  • Phyllodytes edelmoi Peixoto, Caramaschi, and Freire, 2003

This frog lives in forests and rocky places. It lives on cliffs and mountains. Scientists have seen it in plants that grow on the ground and plants that grow on trees.[2]

The female frog lays eggs in the small pools of water that sit in the leaves of the plants. The tadpoles hatch and swim in these pools. Scientists think it might also live in bromeliad plants in people's gardens but they haven't seen them there yet.[2]

This frog is not in danger of dying out. Scientists say this is because it is good at living in places that humans have changed.[2]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Phyllodytes edelmoi". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2021). "Phyllodytes edelmoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. 2021: e.T55832A172208845. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T55832A172208845.en. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Phyllodytes edelmoi Peixoto, Caramaschi, and Freire, 2003". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 26, 2022.