Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Brachycephalidae > Brachycephalus > Brachycephalus hermogenesi

Brachycephalus hermogenesi (Flea-frog)

Synonyms: Psyllophryne hermogenesi

Wikipedia Abstract

The Flea-frog (Brachycephalus hermogenesi) is a species of frog in the Brachycephalidae family.It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Brachycephalus hermogenesi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
6
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
28
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 12.48
EDGE Score: 2.6
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  15 grams
Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  0.591 inches (1.5 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Serra do Mar State Park 753059 São Paulo, Brazil      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Atlantic Forest Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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