Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus

Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Cycloramphidae
Genus:	Cycloramphus
Species:	C. eleutherodactylus
Binomial name
	Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus; ( Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)
Synonyms
	Iliodiscus eleutherodactylus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920; Grypiscus eleutherodactylus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)

Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus is a species of

Serra da Mantiqueira, and Serra da Bocaina.^[1]^[2] Common name Alto button frog has been coined for it.^[2]

Description

Adult males measure 36–38 mm (1.4–1.5 in) and adult females 35–42 mm (1.4–1.7 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is almost semicircular from above and rounded in profile. No tympanum is externally visible. The supratympanic fold is weak. The finger and toe tips are slightly swollen but have no discs. Fingers are without webbing and usually without fringes; the toes have neither. The

dorsum is black with small light green spots on the body and bands on limbs. The venter is black with white dots, particularly on the throat and chest. The iris is bronzy brown and has several pale blue-gray areas radiating down below pupil.^[3]

Habitat and conservation

Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus is a strict forest inhabitant found at elevations of 100–1,100 m (330–3,610 ft)

above sea level. It lives on the ground and is usually not associated with water.^[1] It is typically found at night on ground and in tree stumps, but has also been found under stones and logs during daytime.^[3] Presumably, reproduction is by terrestrial larval development.^[1]

Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus is a very cryptic species that is difficult to study but might be common. It is locally threatened by

habitat loss caused by infrastructure development. Its range, however, includes many protected areas.^[1]

References

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doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56368A11468019.en
. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b Heyer, W. R.; Rand, A. S.; Cruz, C. A. G.; Peixoto, O. L. & Nelson, C. E. (1990). "Frogs of Boracéia". Arquivos de Zoologia. 31: 231–410. (Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus: p. 292–293.)

[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] 
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56368A11468019.en
. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[Frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[Heyer_et_al._1990-3] Heyer, W. R.; Rand, A. S.; Cruz, C. A. G.; Peixoto, O. L. & Nelson, C. E. (1990). "Frogs of Boracéia". Arquivos de Zoologia. 31: 231–410. (Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus: p. 292–293.)

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