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Phyllodytes wuchereri
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Phyllodytes
Species:	P. wuchereri
Binomial name
Phyllodytes wuchereri (Peters, 1873)

Phyllodytes wuchereri is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil in the Atlantic forest in the state of Bahia. This frog has been observed 400 meters above sea level.

The adult male frog measures 25.1-26.0 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 26.2-27.1 mm. The skin of dorsum and backs of the legs is brown in color. There is a white stripe from each eye down to the end of the body. There are vomerine teeth in the frog's jaw. The adult male frog has a nuptial pad on each front foot.

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because it has such a large range. It lives in primary forest, secondary forest, and areas where humans have thinned out the natural trees to provide moderate shade for cacao farms. Scientists say that as long as cacao remains a primary crop in the area, the frog will have habitat.

The male frogs can be territorial. The frogs live on bromeliad plants. The female frog lays eggs in the bromeliads and the tadpoles swim and develop in the pools of water that collect near the axils. There is only one tadpole per pool but sometimes more than one pool per plant.

Scientists believe this frog could be in danger if human beings were to collect their bromeliad plants, but they do not believe anyone is harvesting the plants as of 2023.

References

1. ^ Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2004). "Phyllodytes wuchereri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T61790A87717456. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T61790A87717456.en. 61790. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Phyllodytes wuchereri (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
3. "Phyllodytes wuchereri". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
4. Ulisses Caramaschi; Oswaldo Luiz Peixoto; Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues (2004). "Revalidation and redescription ofPhyllodytes wuchereri(Peters, 1873) (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae)". Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. 62 (1): 185–191. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1038.3846. ISSN 0365-4508.

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