Biology:Zachaenus parvulus

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Short description: Species of frog

Zachaenus parvulus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Cycloramphidae
Genus: Zachaenus
Species:
Z. parvulus
Binomial name
Zachaenus parvulus
(Girard, 1853)
Synonyms

Cystignathus parvulus Girard, 1853
Oocormus microps Boulenger, 1905
Ceratophrys fusciventris Lutz, 1926
Leptodactylus parvulus (Girard, 1853)

Zachaenus parvulus (common names: Girard's frog, Rio bug-eyed frog) is a species of frog in the family Cycloramphidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and is known from the eastern São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Espírito Santo states.[2]

Its natural habitats primary and secondary forests where it lives in the leaf-litter on the forest floor. It is a common species. Habitat loss might pose some threat to it.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, Ana Maria Telles (2004). "Zachaenus parvulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T57375A11628899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57375A11628899.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57375/11628899. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Cycloramphidae/Zachaenus/Zachaenus-carvalhoi. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1935909 entry