Zachaenus parvulus
Zachaenus parvulus (common names: Girard's frog, Rio bug-eyed frog) is a species of frog in the family Cycloramphidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and is known from the eastern São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Espírito Santo states.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Cycloramphidae |
| Genus: | Zachaenus |
| Species: | Z. parvulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zachaenus parvulus (Girard, 1853) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cystignathus parvulus Girard, 1853 | |
Its natural habitats primary and secondary forests where it lives in the leaf-litter on the forest floor. It is a common species. Habitat loss might pose some threat to it.[1]
References
- Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S.; Telles, A.M. (2004). "Zachaenus parvulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57375A11628899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57375A11628899.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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