Adelophryne maranguapensis
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| Adelophryne maranguapensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Adelophryne |
| Species: | A. maranguapensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Adelophryne maranguapensis Hoogmoed, Borges & Cascon, 1994 |
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''Adelophryne maranguapensis'' is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family. It is endemic to a mountain named as Serra de Maranguape, State of Ceará, Northern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical humid forests and plantations in high altitudinal sites on the Serra de Maranguape. It is a bromeligen species and their eggs have direct development. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Silvano, D. & Borges-Nojosa, D. 2004. Adelophryne maranguapensis.
2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
- Cassiano-Lima, D.; Borges-Nojosa, D. M.; Cascon, P & Cechin, S. Z. 2011. The reproductive mode of Adelophryne maranguapensis Hoogmoed, Borges & Cascon, 1994 (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae)an endemic and threatnd species from Atlantic Forests remnants in northern Brazil. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 7(1). [1] Downloaded on 04 March 2011.
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