Crossodactylodes itambe
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| Crossodactylodes itambe | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Crossodactylodes |
| Species: | C. itambe |
| Binomial name | |
| Crossodactylodes itambe Barata, Santos, Leite, and Garcia, 2013 | |
Crossodactylodes itambe, or Itambe's bromeliad frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]
The adult male frog measures about 14.0 - 17.6 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog is 13.5 - 18.0 mm long. It has a flat body and granular skin. There is no webbed skin on any of its feet. The skin is brown in color, and it can change from dark brown during the day to light brown with darker marks at night. Some frogs have white spots or rectangles on the back and legs.[3]
Habitat
This frog lives in bromeliad plants that grow on rocks. Scientists have only seen the frog in Vriesea medusa bromeliads. Scientists observed the frog between 1713 and 2062 meters above sea level. While scientists reported adult frogs in plants lower down on the hills, they only found tadpoles at high elevations.[1]
Scientists found the frog in a protected park: Parque Estadual do Pico do Itambé.[1]
