| Physalaemus moreirae | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Physalaemus |
| Species: | P. moreirae |
| Binomial name | |
| Physalaemus moreirae (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Engystomops moreirae Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937 | |
Physalaemus moreirae is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to the Serra do Mar in the São Paulo state, Brazil.
Description
Males measure 25–27 mm (0.98–1.06 in) and females 25–28 mm (0.98–1.10 in) in snout–vent length.
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are primary forests where it occurs in leaf-litter or on stones near water, often in association with small temporary pools (even those formed in boot prints). However, breeding takes place in temporary streams; the eggs are laid in foam nests in wide pools in the streams. Habitat loss is a probable threat. Also chytridiomycosis could be a threat.
References
- ^ Luciana Barreto Nascimento, Vanessa Verdade (2004). "Physalaemus moreirae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57265A11596304. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57265A11596304.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Heyer, Ronald W. (1985). "New species of frogs from Boracéia, São Paulo, Brazil". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 98: 657–671.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Physalaemus moreirae (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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| Physalaemus moreirae | |
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