Adenomera saci
| Adenomera saci | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Adenomera |
| Species: | A. saci |
| Binomial name | |
| Adenomera saci Carvalho and Giaretta, 2013 | |
Body
Each frog has 4-6 rows of dark spots on its back.[4]
Home
This frog is awake at night. It lives in rocky fields on mountains and in low, grassy places. There are usually wet palm groves called veredas nearby. Scientists have seen this frog between 359 and 1,000 m (1,178 and 3,281 ft) meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists have seen these frogs in protected places: Área de Presenvação Ambiental das Nascentes do Rio Vermelho, Área de Presenvação Ambiental do Planalto Central, Área de Presenvação Ambiental Ilha do Bananal/Cantão, Área de Presenvação Ambiental Jalapão, Área de Presenvação Ambiental Pouso Alto, Área de Presenvação Ambiental Serra do Lajeado, Estação Ecológica Serra Geral do Tocantins, Parque Estadual do Araguaia, Parque Estadual do Jalapão, Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, and Parque Nacional do Araguaia.[1]
Young
The male frog sits underground or on grass and calls to the female frogs. Its voice sounds like a whistle. Scientists think the young hatch out of their eggs as tadpoles.[1][4]
Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. Scientists do not know if it is good at living in places that humans have changed.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2022). "Adenomera saci". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T77185263A77185451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T77185263A77185451.en. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Adenomera saci Carvalho and Giaretta, 2013". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Adenomera saci Carvalho & Giaretta, 2013". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- 1 2 e Carvalho TR; Giaretta AA (2013). "Taxonomic circumscription of Adenomera martinezi (Bokermann, 1956)(Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leptodactylinae) with the recognition of a new cryptic taxon through a bioacoustic approach". Zootaxa (Abstract). 3701: 207–237. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3701.2.5. Retrieved February 7, 2026.