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Phasmahyla spectabilis
Specimen from the Serra Bonita Private Reserve of Natural Heritage
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Phasmahyla
Species:	P. spectabilis
Binomial name
Phasmahyla spectabilis Cruz, Feio, and Nascimento, 2008

Phasmahyla spectabilis is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Brazil and known from the north-eastern Minas Gerais and adjacent southern Bahia. It occurs in fragments of Atlantic Forest at elevations of about 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level.People have seen it as high as 850 meters above sea level.

The adult frog has been found in bromeliad plants. The female frog lays eggs on leaves over water, and the tadpoles fall into the water when they hatch.

Scientists do not believe this frog is in danger of dying out because of its large range and because the rainforests in which it lives are not under much threat themselves. The agricultural practice of preserving some trees to provide make shade for cacao cabrucas plantations also provides habitat for this frog.

Scientists believe this frog can make useful chemicals in its skin, but they have not confirmed that anyone goes into the forest to harvest these frogs, either for the chemicals or to sell as pets.

Phasmahyla spectabilis has a typical call dominant frequency of 1849±79 Hz.

Scientists believe this frog may be conspecific with Phasmahyla timbo.

References

1. Dias, Iuri; Nova, Marcos Vila; Medeiros, Tadeu; Solé, Mirco (2014-10-22). "Amphibians of Serra Bonita, southern Bahia: a new hotpoint within Brazil's Atlantic Forest hotspot". ZooKeys (449): 105–130. doi:10.3897/zookeys.449.7494. PMC 4233400. PMID 25408616.
2. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Phasmahyla spectabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T158477A172240152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T158477A172240152.en. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
3. Cruz, Carlos Alberto; Feio, Renato N.; Nascimento, Luciana B. (2008). "A new species of Phasmahyla Cruz, 1990 (Anura: Hylidae) from the Atlantic Rain Forest of the States of Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil". Amphibia-Reptilia. 29 (3): 311–318. doi:10.1163/156853808785111995.
4. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Phasmahyla spectabilis Cruz, Feio, and Nascimento, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
5. Dias, Iuri Ribeiro; Rödder, Dennis; Weinsheimer, Frank; Kwet, Axel; Solé, Mirco (2011). "Description of the advertisement call of Phasmahyla spectabilis Cruz, Feio & Nascimento, 2008 (Anura: Phyllomedusinae) with comments on its distribution and reproduction" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2767 (1): 59–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2767.1.6.
6. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Phasmahyla timbo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T158478A172240295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T158478A172240295.en. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

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