Pseudopaludicola ibisoroca

Pseudopaludicola ibisoroca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Pseudopaludicola
Species:
P. ibisoroca
Binomial name
Pseudopaludicola ibisoroca
Pansonato, Veiga-Menoncello, Mudrek, Jansen, Recco-Pimentel, Martins, and Strüssmann, 2016

Pseudopaludicola ibisoroca is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]

Habitat

This frog lives solely in wetlands dominated by shrub vegetation and clear water within Cerrado places.[1]

Scientists have reported the frog from a protected place, Parque Nacional das Emas.[1]

Reproduction

This frog is an explosive breeder. The female frog deposits eggs in water, in which the free-swimming tadpoles develop. Unlike other frogs in Pseudopaludicola, this frog does not breed in many different types of water and requires its own specific habitat.[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as vulnerable to extinction. It is subject to habitat loss and habitat fragmentation. People convert the Cerrado to farmland, including soybean monoculture, and livestock pasturage. When Cerrado is converted to farmland, the animals drink the water in the wetlands and cause erosion that creates gullies and ravines. When Cerrado is converted to farmland, the farmers use pesticides and fertilizers that can affect the frog. People also set fires to facilitate land conversion.[1]

Original description

  • Pansonato A. Veiga-Menoncello; Mudrek JR; Jansen M; Recco-Pimentel SM; Mrtins IA; Struessmann C (2016). "Two new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: :eiuperinae) from eastern Bolivia and western Brazil". Herpetologica. 72: 235–255.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Pseudopaludicola ibisoroca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T121369695A121369714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T121369695A121369714.en. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudopaludicola ibisoroca Pansonato, Veiga-Menoncello, Mudrek, Jansen, Recco-Pimentel, Martins, and Strüssmann, 2016". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Pseudopaludicola ibisoroca Pansonato, Veiga-Menoncello, Mudrek, Jansen, Recco-Pimentel, Martins, & Strüssmann, 2016". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 23, 2026.