Adenomera kweti
| Adenomera kweti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Adenomera |
| Species: | A. kweti
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| Binomial name | |
| Adenomera kweti Carvalho, Cassini, Taucce, and Haddad, 2019
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Adenomera kweti, or Kwet's nest-building frog, is a frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]
Habitat
This frog is an obligate forest dweller, specifically Atlantic rainforests.[4] It has been found on the dead leaves on the ground. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 1,070 m (0 and 3,510 ft) above sea level.[1]
Scientists have reported these frogs in protected places, for example Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro, which the IUCN says provides good protection, and in Parque Natural Municipal do Maciço da Costeira.[1]
Reproduction
The male frog sits under dead vegetation consisting largely of rotting bamboo leaves and calls to the female frogs. Scientists believe this frog deposits its eggs in foam nests, where the tadpoles develop.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as endangered. Human beings convert forests for urbanization, agriculture, silviculture, small-scale livestock cultivation, and sandstone mining.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Adenomera kweti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T152359110A152359135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T152359110A152359135.en. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Adenomera kweti Carvalho, Cassini, Taucce, and Haddad, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
- ^ "Adenomera kweti Carvalho, Cassini, Taucce, & Haddad, 2019". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
- ^ de Carvalho TR; CS Cassini; PPG Taucce; CFB Haddad (2019). "A new, morphologically cryptic species of Adenomera closely related to Adenomera araucaria from the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil (Anura, Leptodactylidae)". Journal of Herpetology (Abstract). 53: 131–143. doi:10.1670/18-172. Retrieved February 13, 2026.