Adelophryne baturitensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Adelophryne |
| Species: | A. baturitensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Adelophryne baturitensis Hoogmoed, Borges, and Cascon, 1994[2]
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Adelophryne baturitensis is a species of
Description
Adult males measure 12–13 mm (0.5–0.5 in) and adult females 12–16 mm (0.5–0.6 in) in snout–vent length. The head is longer than it is wide. The snout is truncate in dorsal view and rounded in profile. The
canthus rostralis is indistinct. The fingers have no webbing and only the fingers III–IV have small discs. The toes have no webbing but have small discs. The skin is smooth. The dorsal coloration is brown; there is a darker pattern starting from between the eyes. The snout and the sides are brown. There is a dark brown band running from the snout to the sides and tapering towards the groin. The limbs have cross-bands. The iris is gold.[2]
Habitat and conservation
Adelophryne baturitensis is a
The species is threatened by
habitat loss caused by logging, agriculture, and human settlement; it occurs in areas of good soil and climate, favoring agricultural expansion.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Hoogmoed, M.S.; Borges, D.M.; Cascon, P. (1994). "Three new species of the genus Adelophryne (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae) from northeastern Brazil, with remarks on the other species of the genus". Zoologische Mededelingen. 68 (24): 271–300.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Adelophryne baturitensis Hoogmoed, Borges, and Cascon, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ a b Loebmann, D.; Dill Orrico, V. G. & Haddad, C. F. B. (2011). "First record of Adelophryne baturitensis Hoogmoed, Borges & Cascon, 1994 for the state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae, Phyzelaphryninae)". Herpetology Notes. 4: 75–77.