Crossodactylodes izecksohni

Crossodactylodes izecksohni (common name: Izecksohn's bromeliad frog) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Santa Teresa in Espírito Santo state of eastern Brazil.[2]

Crossodactylodes izecksohni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Crossodactylodes
Species:
C. izecksohni
Binomial name
Crossodactylodes izecksohni
Peixoto, 1983

Etymology

The specific name izecksohni honours Eugênio Izecksohn, a Brazilian herpetologist.[3]

Habitat and conservation

It inhabits forests and forest edges where its habitat is terrestrial and epiphytic bromeliads where its tadpoles develop. Its known range is within a protected area but habitat loss is occurring nearby. While its known range is very small, it is locally abundant.[1]

References

  1. Silvano, D. & Peixoto, O.L. (2004). "Crossodactylodes izecksohni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56345A11465530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56345A11465530.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Crossodactylodes izecksohni Peixoto, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.


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