Physalaemus araxa
| Physalaemus araxa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Physalaemus |
| Species: | P. araxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Physalaemus araxa Leal, Zornosa-Torres, Augusto-Alves, Dena, Pezzuti, Leite, Lourenço, Garcia, and Toledo, 2021 | |
Home
This frog lives very high in the mountains in Brazil's Atlantic forest places. Scientists found the frog in Caparaó National Park, a protected place.[1]
Danger
The scientists who wrote the first paper about this species think it is in danger of dying out. They think this because the frog's home has both very cold weather and fire and because they think Brazil's government does not always protect animals or the enviornment.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Leal, F; C Zornosa-Torres; G Augusto-Alves; S Dena; TL Pezzuti; F Leite; LB Lourenço; P Garcia; LP Toledo (2021). "Head in the clouds: a new dwarf frog species of the Physalaemus signifer clade (Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) from the top of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest". European Journal of Taxonomy (Abstract and references). 764: 119–151. doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.764.1475. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Physalaemus araxa Leal, Zornosa-Torres, Augusto-Alves, Dena, Pezzuti, Leite, Lourenço, Garcia, and Toledo, 2021". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Physalaemus araxa Leal, Zornosa-Torres, Augusto-Alves, Dena, Pezzuti, Leite, Lourenço, Garcia, & Toledo, 2021". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 1, 2026.