Crossodactylodes pintoi

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Crossodactylodes pintoi (common name: brown bromeliad frog) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo states of southeastern Brazil.[2][3][1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
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Crossodactylodes pintoi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Crossodactylodes
Species:
C. pintoi
Binomial name
Crossodactylodes pintoi
Cochran, 1938
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Habitat

Scientists do not know the details of this frog's habits, but they believe it lives in bromeliad plants, like other frogs in Crossodactylodes. Scientists observed the frog 1200 meters above sea level.[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient. Possible threats include habitat loss from forest conversion to farmland, logging, and tourism infrastructure. People also harvest the bromeliad plants.[1]

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