Cycloramphus faustoi

Cycloramphus faustoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Cycloramphidae
Genus: Cycloramphus
Species: C. faustoi
Binomial name
Cycloramphus faustoi
Brasileiro, Haddad, Sawaya & Sazima, 2007[2]

Cycloramphus faustoi is a species of frog in the Cycloramphidae family. It is endemic to Ilha dos Alcatrazes, a 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) island about 35 km off the coast of São Paulo state, Brazil.[3]

Cycloramphus faustoi are known from a small valley in a dry stream bed, bordered by Atlantic forest. It appears to be scarce. The habitat is threatened by fires caused by artillery training activities.[1]

Reproduction seems to occur in August. Females guard their egg clutch.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cinthia Brasileiro (2008). "Cycloramphus faustoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. Brasileiro, C.A., Haddad, C.F.B., Sawaya, R.J., & Sazima, I. "A new and threatened island-dwelling species of Cycloramphus (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from southeastern Brazil" Herpetologica 63.4 (2007): 501-510.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Cycloramphus faustoi Brasileiro, Haddad, Sawaya, and Sazima, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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