Gastrotheca fissipes

Gastrotheca fissipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species: G. fissipes
Binomial name
Gastrotheca fissipes
(Boulenger, 1888)
Synonyms

Nototrema fissipes Boulenger, 1888

Gastrotheca fissipes (common name: Igaracu marsupial frog) is a frog species in the frog family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil and known from the coastal lowlands of Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, and Bahia.[2]

Gastrotheca fissipes occur in primary and secondary forests and on the forest edges. They are mainly associated with terrestrial and arboreal bromeliads.[1]

Gastrotheca fissipes is a common species not considered threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Major threat to it is habitat loss caused by agriculture, logging, collection of bromeliads, fire, and human settlement.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Carnaval, A.C. & Peixoto, O.L. (2004). "Gastrotheca fissipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Gastrotheca fissipes (Boulenger, 1888)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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