Pseudopaludicola jaredi
| Pseudopaludicola jaredi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopaludicola |
| Species: | P. jaredi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopaludicola jaredi Andrade, Magalhães, Nunes-de-Almeida, Veiga-Menoncello, Santana, Garda, Loebmann, Recco-Pimentel, Giaretta, and Toledo, 2016 | |
Pseudopaludicola jaredi is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]
Description
The adult male frog measures about 14.5 - 16.3 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 14.3 - 16.2 mm.[4]
Etymology
Scientists named this frog for herpetologist Carlos Alberto Goncalves Silva Jared, who worked in Brazil.[4]
Habitat
This nocturnal frog is found in savannah, dry forest, and shrubland within Cerrado, Caatinga, and Atlantic forest biomes. It has shown some tolerance to anthropogenic disturbance and has been seen in agricultural areas. Scientists have seen it between 51 and 700 m (167 and 2,297 ft) above sea level.[1]
The study area overlaps or abuts specific protected areas: Área de Preservação Ambiental Serra da Ibiapaba and Floresta Nacional de Nisia Floresta.[1]
Reproduction
The male frogs call to the females in a chorus. The male and female frog engage in amplexus as she deposits her eggs in water, in which the free-swimming tadpoles develop.[1] The tadpoles have an oval-shaped face when viewed from above. The nostrils are nearer to the eyes than to the end of the nose. The ventrum is transparent.[4]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Pseudopaludicola jaredi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T121369786A121369794. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T121369786A121369794.en. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudopaludicola jaredi Andrade, Magalhães, Nunes-de-Almeida, Veiga-Menoncello, Santana, Garda, Loebmann, Recco-Pimentel, Giaretta, and Toledo, 2016". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Pseudopaludicola jaredi Andrade, Magalhães, Nunes-de-Almeida, Veiga-Menoncello, Santana, Garda, Loebmann, Recco-Pimentel, Giaretta, & Toledo, 2016". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- 1 2 3 De Andrade FS; De Magalhaes FDM; Nunes-de-Almeida CH; Veiga-Menoncello ACP; Santana DJ; Garda AA; Loebmann D; Recco-Pimentel SM; Giaretta AA; Toledo LF (2016). "A new species of long-legged Pseudopaludicola from northeastern Brazil (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae)". Salamandra (Full text). 52: 107–124. Retrieved March 19, 2026.