Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Crossodactylodes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Leptodactylidae Higher classification Crossodactylodes | |
Scientific name Crossodactylodes izecksohni Similar Leptodactylidae, Amphibians, Frog, Paratelmatobius, Cycloramphus | ||
Crossodactylodes izecksohni (common name: Izecksohn's bromeliad frog) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is endemic to Santa Teresa in Espírito Santo state of eastern Brazil. While its known range is very small, it is locally abundant. It inhabits forests and forest edges where its habitat is terrestrial and epiphytic bromeliads where also the tadpoles develop. Its known range is within a protected area but habitat loss is occurring nearby.
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