Phyllomedusa distincta

Phyllomedusa distincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phyllomedusidae
Genus: Phyllomedusa
Species:
P. distincta
Binomial name
Phyllomedusa distincta
(Lutz, 1950 )
Synonyms[2]
  • Phyllomedusa (Pithecopus) burmeisteri distincta (Lutz, 1950)
  • Pithecopus burmeisteri distincta (Lutz, 1966)
  • Phyllomedusa distincta (Bokermann, 1966)
  • Pithecopus distincta (Laurent, 1967)

The Sao Paulo leaf frog (Phyllomedusa distincta) is a frog that lives in Brazil.[2][3] People have seen it as high as 1000 meters above sea level.[1]

This frog lives in forests that have never been cut down and in forests that have grown back. People have seen it on shrubs near water that does not flow. The female frog lays eggs on leaves that are over water that does not dry up. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water below.[1]

Scientists do not believe that this frog is in danger of dying out. This is because it lives in such a large place. But there are fewer of this frog than there were. This is because human beings change the places where the frogs live to build towns and cities, make small farms, make tree farms, and get wood to build with.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Brownbelly Leaf Frog: Pithecopus distincta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55849A172209740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T55849A172209740.en. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Error: unrecognised source.
  3. ↑ "Phyllomedusa distincta". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 8, 2021.