Overview
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Critically Endangered |
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Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
This species has been found in transition zones
between typical cerrado
and secondary semideciduous forest
. It occurs in open areas on shrubs
near pools
. The egg
clutch
is deposited on leaves above permanent
flowing water
, and when hatched the tadpoles
fall
into streams
below.
[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.6 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Bufonoidea
()
- Family:
Hylidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Subfamily:
Phyllomedusinae
()
- Genus:
Phyllomedusa
()
- Wagler, 1830
- Specific name:
ayeaye
- (Lutz, 1966)
- Scientific name: - Phyllomedusa ayeaye (Lutz, 1966)
- Specific name:
ayeaye
- (Lutz, 1966)
- Genus:
Phyllomedusa
(
- Subfamily:
Phyllomedusinae
(
- Family:
Hylidae
(
- Superfamily:
Bufonoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Populations in Serra
da Canastra could pertain to a different taxon
(R. Brandão, pers. comm.
2008).[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Phyllomedusa
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. atelopoides (Toady Leaf Frog) · P. bicolor (Two-Colored Leaf Frog) · P. burmeisteri (Common Walking Leaf Frog) · P. distincta (Sao Paulo Leaf Frog) · P. duellmani (Purple and Orange Leaf Frog) · P. hypochondrialis (Orange-Legged Leaf Frog) · P. lemur (Lemur Frog) · P. palliata (Jaguar Leaf Frog) · P. rohdei (Rohde's Leaf Frog) · P. sauvagii (Sauvage's Leaf Frog) · P. tarsius (Brownbelly Leaf Frog) · P. tetraploidea (Hidden Walking Leaf Frog) · P. tomopterna (Tiger-Sriped Leaf Frog) · P. vaillantii (White-Lined Leaf Frog)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Araujo, C.O., Condez, T.H. and Haddad, C.F.B. 2007. Amphibia, Anura, Phyllomedusa ayeaye (B. Lutz, 1966): Distribution extension, new state record, and geographic distribution map. Check List 3(2): 156-158.
- Cruz, C.A.G. 1982. Conceituação de grupos de espcies de Phyllomedusinae brasileiras com base em caracteres larvários (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae). Arquivos da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 5: 147-171.
- Cruz, C.A.G. 1982. Conceituao de grupos de espcies de Phyllomedusinae brasileiras com base em caracteres larvrios (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae). Arquivos da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro: 147-171.
- Frost, Darrel R. 1997. Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. New York, New York, U.S.A.
- IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 29 June 2010).
- Nascimento, L.B. 1998. Phyllomedusa ayeaye (B. Lutz, 1966). In: Machado, A.B.M., Fonseca, G.A.B. and Machado, R. (eds), Livro vermelho da espcies ameaadas de extino da fauna de Minas Gerais, pp. 453-455. Fundao Biodiversitas, Belo Horizonte.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Caramaschi, U. & Gonçalves da Cruz, C.A. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Ulisses Caramaschi, Carlos Alberto Gonalves da Cruz, Raphael Lima, Reuber Brando 2010. Phyllomedusa ayeaye. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2475851
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-208140
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 208140
- IUCN ID: 232442
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 144590
Footnotes
- Ulisses Caramaschi, Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz, Raphael Lima, Reuber Brandão 2010. Phyllomedusa ayeaye. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]
