Zachaenus carvalhoi

Zachaenus carvalhoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Cycloramphidae
Genus: Zachaenus
Species: Z. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Zachaenus carvalhoi
Izecksohn, 1983

Zachaenus carvalhoi is a species of frog in the family Cycloramphidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and is known from the southern Espírito Santo and adjacent Minas Gerais states.[2]

Zachaenus carvalhoi inhabits leaf litter in the Atlantic rainforest biome. Males can be heard calling during rainy weather.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Peixoto, O.L. & Silvano, D. (2004). "Zachaenus carvalhoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T57374A11628767. 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.
  3. ↑ Verdade, V. K., J. Cassimiro, and M. T. Rodrigues (2009). "Amphibia, Anura, Cycloramphidae, Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983 and Z. parvulus (Girard, 1853): Filling gap and geographic distribution map for the genus". Check List. 5: 755–758.
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