Pseudopaludicola pocoto
| Pseudopaludicola pocoto | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopaludicola |
| Species: | P. pocoto
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopaludicola pocoto Magalhães, Loebmann, Kokubum, Haddad, and Garda, 2014
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Pseudopaludicola pocoto is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]
Habitat
This frog lives in Caatinga biomes, in dry savannah, dry shrubland, and shallow bodies of water with grassy vegetation. It can also live in cow pasture and has shown some tolerance to anthropogenic disturbance.[1]
The frog's known range overlaps with some protected areas: Estação Ecológica de Seridó, Parque Municipal da Serra das Almas, and Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) Maurício Dantas.[1]
Reproduction
The male frog sits near shallow, pools of water that are not there all year. He calls to the female frogs at dusk and at night. The tadpoles live near the edges of shallow ponds with only a few plants. They hide in the mud.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this spcies as least concern.[1]
Original description
- Magalhaes FDM; Loebmann D; Kokubum MNDC; Haddad CFB; Garda AA (2014). "A new species of Pseudopaludicola (Anura: Leptodactylicae: Leiuperinae) from northeastern Brazil". Herpetologica. 70: 77–88.
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Pseudopaludicola pocoto". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T78584282A86255798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T78584282A86255798.en. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudopaludicola pocoto Magalhães, Loebmann, Kokubum, Haddad, and Garda, 2014". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ "Pseudopaludicola pocoto Magalhães, Loebmann, Kokubum, Haddad, & Garda, 2014". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 15, 2026.