Adelophryne maranguapensis

Adelophryne maranguapensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Adelophryne
Species: A. maranguapensis
Binomial name
Adelophryne maranguapensis
Hoogmoed, Borges & Cascon, 1994

Adelophryne maranguapensis is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family. It is endemic to a mountain named as Serra de Maranguape, CearĂ¡ state, Northern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical humid forests and plantations in high altitudinal sites on the Serra de Maranguape. It is a bromeligen species and their eggs have direct development. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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