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Brazilian Heart-tongued Frog

Phyllodytes kautskyi

Classification

Order
Anura
Family
Hylidae

The Brazilian heart-tongued frog (Phyllodytes kautskyi) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil's Atlantic forests. It has been observed as high as 600 meters above sea level. This frog is not classified as endangered because, although much of its habitat has been degraded by logging and deforestation, a very large area remains.

Distribution

(c) Dias, I. R., G. Novaes-e-Fagundes, A. Mollo, Neto, J. Zina, C. Garcia, R. S. Recoder, F. D. Vechio, M. T. Rodrigues, and M. Solé, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
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