Adenomera aurantiaca

Adenomera aurantiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Adenomera
Species:
A. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Adenomera aurantiaca
Carvalho, Moraes, Lima, Fouquet, Peloso, Pavan, Drummond, Rodrigues, Giaretta, Gordo, Neckel-Oliveira, and Haddad, 2021

Adenomera aurantiaca, the orange-legged terrestrial nest-building frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]

Habitat

This frog lives in lowland rainforests that do not flood. Scientists have seen it between 78 and 102 m (256 and 335 ft) above sea level.[1]

Scientists have seen these frogs in one protected place, Floresta Nacional de Itaituba II, along the Rio Jamanxim.[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of dying out. However, some of the frogs live near the expanding town of Trairão, and small-scale agriculture has had a significant impact.[1]

Original descriptin

  • Carvalho, TR de; Moraes LJCL; Lima AP; Fouquet PA; Peloso PLV; Pavan D; Drummond L de O; Rodrigues MT; Giaretta AA; Gordo M; Neckel-Oliveira S; Haddad CFB (2021). "Systematics and historical biogeography of Neotropical foam-nesting frogs of the Adenomera heyeri clade (Leptodactylidae), with the description of six new Amazonian species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Abstract). 191 (2): 395–433. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa051. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Orange-legged Terrestrial Nest-building Frog: Adenomera aurantiaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T195582528A195582589. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T195582528A195582589.en. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Adenomera aurantiaca Carvalho, Moraes, Lima, Fouquet, Peloso, Pavan, Drummond, Rodrigues, Giaretta, Gordo, Neckel-Oliveira, and Haddad, 2021". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  3. ^ "Adenomera aurantiaca Carvalho, Moraes, Lima, Fouquet, Peloso, Pavan, Drummond, Rodrigues, Giaretta, Gordo, Neckel-Oliveira, & Haddad, 2021". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 25, 2026.