Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Scientific name Flectonotus fissilis Higher classification Flectonotus Order Frog | |
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Similar Fritziana, Flectonotus, Frog, Flectonotus pygmaeus, Hemiphractidae | ||
Fritziana fissilis is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and known from the mountains of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Rio Grande do Sul states.
Natural habitats of Fritziana fissilis are forests at elevations of 500–1,800 m (1,600–5,900 ft) asl. They are found sitting on vegetation few metres above the ground, mostly in bromeliads. Tadpoles are released into bromeliads.
Fritziana fissilis is a very common species. It can be locally threatened by habitat loss.
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