Adenomera tapajonica
| Adenomera tapajonica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Adenomera |
| Species: | A. tapajonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Adenomera tapajonica Carvalho, Moraes, Lima, Fouquet, Peloso, Pavan, Drummond, Rodrigues, Giaretta, Gordo, Neckel-Oliveira, and Haddad, 2021
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Adenomera tapajonica, the Tapajós 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 near the Tapajós River in non-flooding primary rainforest. Scientists have seen it between 78 and 118 m (256 and 387 ft) above sea level.[1]
Scientists have seen these frogs in one protected place, Parque Nacional Da Amazônia. There are other protected areas adjacent to this one.[1]
Reproduction
The male frog perches on the leaf litter and calls to the female frogs. Scientists believe this frog deposits its eggs in foam nest on top of the ground, not near water.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. In some areas, it is subject to habitat degradation as human beings develop areas in a fish-spine pattern.[1]
Original description
- 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. hdl:11449/205825. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Tapajós Terrestrial Nest-building Frog: Adenomera tapajonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T195583308A195583381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T195583308A195583381.en. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Adenomera tapajonica 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 16, 2026.
- ^ "Adenomera tapajonica Carvalho, Moraes, Lima, Fouquet, Peloso, Pavan, Drummond, Rodrigues, Giaretta, Gordo, Neckel-Oliveira, & Haddad, 2021". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 16, 2026.