Physalaemus atlanticus

Physalaemus atlanticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Physalaemus
Species:
P. atlanticus
Binomial name
Physalaemus atlanticus
Haddad and Sazima, 2004
Synonyms
  • Physalaemus atlanticus Haddad and Sazima, 2004
  • Eupemphix atlanticus Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021

Physalaemus atlanticus is a frog. It lives in Brazil.

Body

The adult male frog is 20.1 22.1 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 21.0-23.9 mm long. Its belly is orange in color.

Home

People see the frog on the dead leaves on the ground in rainforests that are not too far from the ocean. Scientists have seen this frog between 0 and 50 m (0 and 164 ft) above sea level.

Most of the frog's home is inside a protected place: Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar.

Young

This frog lays eggs in nests made out of bubbles in ponds. The nests float on the water or is on wet dead leaves.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. The frog lives in Serra do Mar, and there are large forests there. Only a few of the frogs are in danger. Human beings change the forests to make towns, farms, tree farms, and places for animals to eat grass.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Physalaemus atlanticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T57240A172227542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57240A172227542.en. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. "Physalaemus atlanticus Haddad and Sazima, 2004". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Physalaemus atlanticus Haddad & Sazima, 2004". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  4. ↑ C.F.B. HADDAD; I. SAZIMA (2004). "A new species of Physalaemus (Amphibia; Leptodactylidae) from the Atlantic forest in southeastern Brazil". Zootaxa (Abstract and references). 479 (1): 1–12. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.479.1.1. Retrieved May 16, 2026.