Frostius pernambucensis
| Frostius pernambucensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Frostius |
| Species: | F. pernambucensis |
| Binomial name | |
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Frostius pernambucensis (Bokermann, 1962) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Atelopus pernambucensis Bokermann, 1962 |
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Atelopus pernambucensis Bokermann, 1962
Frostius pernambucensis, or the Frost's toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the eastern Brazil where it is known from the Pernambuco, Alagoas, and Paraíba states.
Its natural habitats are primary and secondary forests. It lives in terrestrial and arboreal bromeliads and in leaf-litter of the forest-floor. Reproduction requires bromeliads where eggs are laid. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion, livestock grazing, clear-cutting, wood plantations and human settlement, and by collection of bromeliads.
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