Biology:Yellow heart-tongued frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Yellow heart-tongued frog
Phyllodytes luteolus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Phyllodytes
Species:
P. luteolus
Binomial name
Phyllodytes luteolus
(Wied-Neuwied, 1824)

The yellow heart-tongued frog (Phyllodytes luteolus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil . It has been observed as high as 650 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

This frog lives in the Atlantic forest and Caaatingas habitats, on bromeliad plants. The female frog lays a few eggs per clutch, making use of more than one bromeliad per season.[1]

This frog is not in danger of extinction, though some local populations are threatened by habitat loss and the collection of the bromeliad plants upon which they depend. However, unlike some other frogs in Phyllodytes, this frog can live in degraded habitats, such as secondary forests growing back after being cut down.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). Phyllodytes luteolus. 3.1. p. e.T55835A172209199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T55835A172209199.en. 55835. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55835/172209199. Retrieved January 16, 2024. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R.. "Phyllodytes luteolus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Hylinae/Phyllodytes/Phyllodytes-luteolus. 
  3. "Phyllodytes luteolus". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/1031. 

Wikidata ☰ Q599180 entry