Frostius pernambucensis

Frostius pernambucensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Frostius
Species: F. pernambucensis
Binomial name
Frostius pernambucensis
(Bokermann, 1962)
Synonyms

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.[2]

Habitat

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ariadne Angulo (2008). "Frostius pernambucensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Frostius pernambucensis (Bokermann, 1962)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 March 2015.


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