Eleutherodactylus paulodutrai
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Ischnocnema paulodutrai is a frog
species
in the family
Leptodactylidae
; it was formerly placed in the "wastebin genus" Eleutherodactylus
.
It is endemic to Brazil
. Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist lowland (up to 130m above sea level) forest
s. It is found in two Atlantic forest localities in southern Bahia and Alagoas.
It is not considered threatened (listed as "Least Concern") by the IUCN because of its wide distribution, tolerance of habitat modification, presumed large population, and the unlikelihood of imminent rapid decline.
The species has the English name Paulo's Robber Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 78).
Eleutherodactylus (Eleutherodactylus) paulodutrai — Lynch and Duellman, 1997, Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Spec. Publ., 23: 230.
Ischnocnema paulodutrai — Heinicke, Duellman, and Hedges, 2007, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (Suppl. Inform.), 104: Table 2. Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008, Zootaxa, 1737: 28.
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
species
Species
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in the family
Family (biology)
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Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylidae is a diverse family of frogs that probably diverged from other hyloids during the Cenozoic era, or possibly at the end of the Mesozoic. There are roughly 50 genera, one of which is Eleutherodactylus, the largest vertebrate genus, with over 700 species...
; it was formerly placed in the "wastebin genus" Eleutherodactylus
Eleutherodactylus
Eleutherodactylus is a genus of frogs in the Leptodactylidae family. It is typically described as the largest vertebrate genus on Earth, with over 700 species...
.
It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland (up to 130m above sea level) forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s. It is found in two Atlantic forest localities in southern Bahia and Alagoas.
It is not considered threatened (listed as "Least Concern") by the IUCN because of its wide distribution, tolerance of habitat modification, presumed large population, and the unlikelihood of imminent rapid decline.
The species has the English name Paulo's Robber Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 78).
Synonymy
Eleutherodactylus paulodutrai Bokermann, 1975 "1974", Rev. Brasil. Biol., 34: 15. Holotype: WCAB 47227 (now in MZUSP), by original designation. Type locality: "Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brasil".Eleutherodactylus (Eleutherodactylus) paulodutrai — Lynch and Duellman, 1997, Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Spec. Publ., 23: 230.
Ischnocnema paulodutrai — Heinicke, Duellman, and Hedges, 2007, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (Suppl. Inform.), 104: Table 2. Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008, Zootaxa, 1737: 28.