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Adenomera araucaria
family: Leptodactylidae

© 2003 Dr. Axel Kwet (1 of 1)
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Brazil
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IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

 

Range Description

This species occurs in the planalto and coastal Serra Geral of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, at elevations of 300-1,100m asl.

Habitat and Ecology

Occurs in secondary and old growth forests, Araucaria stands, and plantations. Reproduction is unknown but presumed to have foam nests on the ground.

Population

This is a common and stable species, especially in pine plantations.

Population Trend

Stable

Major Threats

There are no threats. It adapts well to human alteration of native habitat.

Conservation Actions

It occurs in several protected areas.

Citation

Axel Kwet, Paulo Garcia, Ariadne Angulo 2004. Leptodactylus araucaria. In: IUCN 2012

 

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