Physalaemus angrensis
| Physalaemus angrensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Physalaemus |
| Species: | P. angrensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Physalaemus angrensis Weber, Gonzaga, & Carvalho-e-Silva 2006[2] | |
Physalaemus angrensis is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of the Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.[3] It is a small frog, and is reported to have a similar call to its congener, P. moreirae.[2]
This frog is an obligate forest dweller. Though it has been found in both primary and secondary forest, it has not been found in other habitats. Scientists have seen it on the leaf litter.[1]
Physalaemus angrensis is considered critically endangered by the IUCN, due to its extremely small known range of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) in a single location, as well as ongoing habitat degradation in favor of agriculture, livestock cultivation, and the Br-101 highway project.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group & Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Physalaemus angrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T135843A172236233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T135843A172236233.en.
- 1 2 Weber, Luiz N.; Gonzaga, Luiz P.; de Carvalho-e-Silva, Sergio P. (2005). "A new species of Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826 from the lowland Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil". Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. 63 (4): 677–684.
- ↑ "Physalaemus angrensis". Amphibian Species of the World 6.2. American Museum of Natural History.