Bahia Dwarf Frog
Physalaemus albifrons
Physalaemus albifrons is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Range & habitat
This frog lives in Cerrado, Caatinga, and Restinga biomes. It does not live in forests. People have seen the frogs on the ground near ponds or in water. This frog has shown considerable tolerance to anthropogenic disturbance. Scientists have reported it between 0 and 1,100 m (0 and 3,609 ft) above sea level and in protected places.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
These frogs reproduce in temporary ponds. The young hatch as tadpoles, not small froglets.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 23154.