Zachaenus parvulus

Zachaenus parvulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Cycloramphidae
Genus:Zachaenus
Species: Z. parvulus
Binomial name
Zachaenus parvulus
(Girard, 1853)
Synonyms

Cystignathus parvulus Girard, 1853
Oocormus microps Boulenger, 1905
Ceratophrys fusciventris Lutz, 1926
Leptodactylus parvulus (Girard, 1853)

Zachaenus parvulus (common names: Girard's frog, Rio bug-eyed frog) is a species of frog in the family Cycloramphidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and is known from the eastern São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Espírito Santo states.[2]

Its natural habitats primary and secondary forests where it lives in the leaf-litter on the forest floor. It is a common species. Habitat loss might pose some threat to it.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S.; Telles, A.M. (2004). "Zachaenus parvulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T57375A11628899. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2016.


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