Adenomera cotuba

Adenomera cotuba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Adenomera
Species:
A. cotuba
Binomial name
Adenomera cotuba
Carvalho and Giaretta, 2013

Adenomera cotuba, the Teresina de Goiás tropical bullfrog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]

Habitat

This frog is found in Cerrado biomes and in rocky areas with limestone, such as savannas and dry forests. Scientists have seen it between 275 and 840 m (902 and 2,756 ft) above sea level.[1]

Scientists have reported these frogs in protected places, including Área de Preservação Ambiental Pouso Alto and Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros.[1]

Reproduction

Scientists believe this frog puts its eggs in nests made out of bubbles. Scientists think the tadpoles grow in the nest.[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as near threatened. It is endemic to a large deforestation arc that is subject to ongoing land conversion. The frog lives in savanna grassland and dry forests, which people convert to intensive agriculture. Hydroelectric projects may also be a danger to this frog.[1]

Original description

  • De Carvalho TR; Giaretta AA (2013). "Bioacoustics reveals two new synoptic species of Adenomera Steindachner (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leptodactylinae) in the Cerrado of central Brazil". Zootaxa. 3731: 533–551.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Adenomera cotuba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T77184486A77184533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T77184486A77184533.en. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Adenomera cotuba Carvalho and Giaretta, 2013". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  3. ^ "Adenomera cotuba Carvalho and Giaretta, 2013". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
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