Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Hemiphractidae > Fritziana > Fritziana fissilisFritziana fissilis (Frog)Synonyms: Coelonotus fissilis; Flectonotus fissilis; Nototheca fissilis Fritziana fissilis is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and known from the mountains of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Rio Grande do Sul states. Natural habitats of Fritziana fissilis are forests at elevations of 500–1,800 m (1,600–5,900 ft) asl. They are found sitting on vegetation few metres above the ground, mostly in bromeliads. Tadpoles are released into bromeliads. Fritziana fissilis is a very common species. It can be locally threatened by habitat loss. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 12.86 EDGE Score: 2.63 |
Litter Size [1] | 11 | Litters / Year [1] | 1 | Nocturnal [1] | Yes | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 1.524 inches (3.87 cm) |
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Endemic |
Species |
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Atlantic Forest |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
Yes |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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