Maracas heart-tongued frog
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The Maracas heart-tongued frog (Phyllodytes tuberculosus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil.[1][2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. People have seen this frog between 900 and 1350 meters above sea level.[3]
This frog has been found in terrestrial bromeliad plants that grow on the rocks. Its tadpoles develop in pools of water that collects in these plants.[3]
Scientists have given this species a tentative classification of "vulnerable to extinction." This frog has a large range, but that range is heavily fragmented, and still subject to change and degradation by humans.[3]
The large-scale conversion of this frog's habitat to sericulture, farmland, and grazing space has left this frog at greater risk of fire and the destruction of its bromeliads.[3]
This frog resembles Phyllodytes luteolus closely, such that they can be mistaken for one another.[3]
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