Physalaemus erikae
| Physalaemus erikae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Physalaemus |
| Species: | P. erikae |
| Binomial name | |
| Physalaemus erikae Cruz and Pimenta, 2004 | |
Name
One of the scientists named the frog erikae after his wife, Erika Costa Elias.[4]
Body
The adult male frog is 21.6–26.6 mm from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 19.2–27.1 mm. Its skin has warts on it.[4]
Home
This frog lives on the ground in forests, clearings in forests, the edges of forests, places that were forest, places where animals eat grass, gardens, and cacao farms. Scientists have seen this frog between 0 and 100 m (0 and 328 ft) above sea level. Scientists have seen the frog in protected places.[1]
Young
This frog lays eggs in nests made out of bubbles. The tadpoles swim in the water.[1]
Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Physalaemus erikae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T61832A172234921. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Physalaemus erikae Cruz and Pimenta, 2004". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Physalaemus erikae Cruz & Pimenta, 2004". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- 1 2 Goncalves Cruz CA; Pimenta BVS (2004). "New species of Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826 from southern Bahia, Brazil (Anura, Leptodactylidae)". J Herp (Full text). 38: 480–486. doi:10.1670/214-02A. Retrieved May 20, 2026.