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Alhandra heart-tongued frog
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Phyllodytes
Species:	P. brevirostris
Binomial name
Phyllodytes brevirostris Peixoto & Cruz, 1988

The Alhandra heart-tongued frog (Phyllodytes brevirostris) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil. It has been observed as high as 100 meters above sea level.

Habitat

This frog lives in forests and shrublands, where it has been found associated with bromeliad plants. Scientists believe the female frog may lay her eggs in water on the leaves of the plants, as other frogs in Phyllodytes do. They believe that the tadpoles may swim and develop in these pools of water but this has not yet been observed.

Threats

This frog is classified as vulnerable to extinction because of habitat loss from urbanization, agriculture, logging, and livestock cultivation.

References

1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Phyllodytes brevirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. 2023: e.T55831A172208735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T55831A172208735.en. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Phyllodytes brevirostris Peixoto and Cruz, 1988". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
3. "Phyllodytes brevirostris". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

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