Crossodactylodes pintoi
| Crossodactylodes pintoi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Crossodactylodes |
| Species: | C. pintoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Crossodactylodes pintoi Cochran, 1938
| |
Crossodactylodes pintoi (common name: brown bromeliad frog) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo states of southeastern Brazil.[2][3][1]
Habitat
Scientists do not know the details of this frog's habits, but they believe it lives in bromeliad plants, like other frogs in Crossodactylodes. Scientists observed the frog 1200 meters above sea level.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient. Possible threats include habitat loss from forest conversion to farmland, logging, and tourism infrastructure. People also harvest the bromeliad plants.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna. (2023). "Crossodactylodes pintoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T56346A88001537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T56346A88001537.en. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Crossodactylodes pintoi Cochran, 1938". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Crossodactylodes pintoi Cochran, 1938". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 21, 2025.