Zachaenus carvalhoi

Zachaenus carvalhoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Cycloramphidae
Genus: Zachaenus
Species: Z. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Zachaenus carvalhoi
Izecksohn, 1983

Zachaenus carvalhoi is a species of frog in the family Cycloramphidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and is known from the southern Espírito Santo and adjacent Minas Gerais states.[2]

Zachaenus carvalhoi inhabits leaf litter in the Atlantic rainforest biome. Males can be heard calling during rainy weather.[3]

References

  1. Peixoto, O.L. & Silvano, D. (2004). "Zachaenus carvalhoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T57374A11628767. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. Verdade, V. K., J. Cassimiro, and M. T. Rodrigues (2009). "Amphibia, Anura, Cycloramphidae, Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983 and Z. parvulus (Girard, 1853): Filling gap and geographic distribution map for the genus". Check List 5: 755–758.
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