Brachycephalus pernix
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| Brachycephalus pernix | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Brachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Brachycephalus |
| Species: | B. pernix |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachycephalus pernix Pombal, Wistuba & Bornschein, 1998 | |
Brachycephalus pernix is a small and brightly coloured species of frog in the family Brachycephalidae. It is endemic to Paraná in southeastern Brazil and only known from a single location at an altitude of 1,135–1,405 m (3,724–4,610 ft) on Serra da Baitaca in Serra da Baitaca State Park.[2] This diurnal species lives among leaf litter on the floor of Atlantic rainforest.[3]
Its conservation status was last reviewed by the IUCN in 2004 where regarded as data deficient (insufficient information for rating it),[1] but an independent review in 2019 that used IUCN's criteria recommended that B. pernix should be recognised as vulnerable.[2]