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Gastrotheca fissipes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Gastrotheca

Higher classification
  
Gastrotheca

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Hemiphractidae

Scientific name
  
Gastrotheca fissipes

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Gastrotheca, Amphibians, Frog, Hemiphractidae, Gastrotheca dunni

Gastrotheca fissipes (common name: Igaracu marsupial frog) is a frog species in the frog family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil and known from the coastal lowlands of Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, and Bahia.

Gastrotheca fissipes occur in primary and secondary forests and on the forest edges. They are mainly associated with terrestrial and arboreal bromeliads.

Gastrotheca fissipes is a common species not considered threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Major threat to it is habitat loss caused by agriculture, logging, collection of bromeliads, fire, and human settlement.

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Gastrotheca fissipes Wikipedia