Crossodactylodes bokermanni
| Crossodactylodes bokermanni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Crossodactylodes |
| Species: | C. bokermanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Crossodactylodes bokermanni Peixoto, 1983
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Crossodactylodes bokermanni (common names: Bokermann's bromeliad frog, Bokermann's stream froglet) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Espírito Santo state of eastern Brazil.[2][3][1]
Habitat
This arboreal frog lives in rainforests on hills and mountains. It lives in tree-growing and terrestrial bromeliad plants. Scientists saw the frog between 500 and 1500 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists have reported the frog in three protected places: Reserva Biologica Augusto Ruschi, Estação Biológica de Santa Lúcia, and Parque Estadual do Forno Grande.[1]
Reproduction
The female frogs lay eggs, one per clutch, on the bromeliad leaves, above or below the waterline. The frog's tadpoles develop in the water in the bromeliad plants.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. During the past hundred years, human beings converted the forests to farms and livestock grazing areas. Today, large tracts of forests remain, and they are not subject to much further depletion.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna. (2023). "Crossodactylodes bokermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T56344A172216891. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T56344A172216891.en. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Crossodactylodes bokermanni Peixoto, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Crossodactylodes bokermanni Peixoto, 1983". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 22, 2025.