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Crossodactylodes

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Crossodactylodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Subfamily: Paratelmatobiinae
Genus: Crossodactylodes
Cochran, 1938
Type species
Crossodactylodes pintoi
Cochran, 1938
Species

5, see text.

Crossodactylodes (common name: bromeliad frogs) is a genus of leptodactylid frogs from the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil.[1]

Most Crossodactylodes are Atlantic Forest species closely associated with epiphytic bromeliads where they complete their entire life cycle, including the larval development. However, Crossodactylodes itambe inhabits rupicolous (rock-dwelling) bromeliads in open field habitats at higher altitudes.[2]

Species

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There are five species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Crossodactylodes Cochran, 1938". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  2. ^ Barata, IM; MTT Santos; FSF Leite; PCA Garcia (2013). "A new species of Crossodactylodes (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil: first record of genus within the Espinhaço Mountain Range" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3731: 552–560. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3731.4.7. PMID 25277590.