Pseudopaludicola hyleaustralis
| Pseudopaludicola hyleaustralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopaludicola |
| Species: | P. hyleaustralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopaludicola hyleaustralis Pansonato, Morais, Ávila, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Strussmann, and Martins, 2012
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Pseudopaludicola hyleaustralis is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]
Habitat
This frog lives in dry savannah within primary rainforest. Scientists have seen these frogs in protected areas, including ESEC do Rio Roosevelt.[1]
Reproduction
The male frog perches on the ground or in shallow water and calls to the female frogs. The female frog deposits eggs in the water, in which the tadpoles develop.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction.[1]
Original description
- Pansonato A; Morais DH; Avila RW; Kawashita-Ribeiro RA; Struessmann, Martins IA (2012). "A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leiperidae) from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, with comments on the geographic distribution of Pseudopaludicola canga Giaretta & Kokubum, 2003". Zootaxa. 3523: 49–58.
References
- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Pseudopaludicola hyleaustralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T45509203A45509206. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudopaludicola hyleaustralis Pansonato, Morais, Ávila, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Strussmann, and Martins, 2012". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ "Pseudopaludicola hyleaustralis Pansonato, Morais, Ávila, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Strussmann, & Martins, 2012". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 15, 2026.