Pseudopaludicola murundu
| Pseudopaludicola murundu | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopaludicola |
| Species: | P. murundu
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopaludicola murundu Toledo, Siqueira, Duarte, Veiga-Menoncello, Recco-Pimentel, and Haddad, 2010
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Pseudopaludicola murundu, the long-legged swamp froglet, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]
Habitat
This frog is found in Cerrado and Atlantic forest biome s 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level. The male frogs call from small, vegetation-covered rises in the ground near shallow bodies of water where the water moves slowly. These rises are called murundus.[1]
Scientists have reported these frogs from some protected places, such as Área de Proteção Ambiental Morro da Pedreira, Área de Proteção Ambiental Piracicaba Juqueri Mirím Área I, Área de Proteção Ambiental Sul RMBH, Área de Proteção Especial Ouro Preto/Mariana, and RPPN Luiz Carlos Jurovsk Tamassia.[1]
Reproduction
The tadpoles are active at night.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. In some places, the frogs are in some danger from habitat loss associated with cattle grazing, agriculture, and the resulting soil erosion and stream sedimentation.[1]
Original description
- Toledo LF; Siqueira S; Duarte TC; Veiga-Menoncello ACP; Recco-Pimental SM; Haddad CFB (2010). "Description of a new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 from the state of Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil (Anura, Leiuperidae)". Zootaxa. 2496: 38–48.
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Pseudopaludicola murundu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T45510343A45510346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T45510343A45510346.en. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudopaludicola murundu Toledo, Siqueira, Duarte, Veiga-Menoncello, Recco-Pimentel, and Haddad, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ "Pseudopaludicola murundu Toledo, Siqueira, Duarte, Veiga-Menoncello, Recco-Pimentel, & Haddad, 2010". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 13, 2026.