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Dendrophryniscus berthalutzae
family: Bufonidae

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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 Serra do Mar, Serra do Tabuleiro, and Serra Geral of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, at approximately 300-1,100m asl.

Habitat and Ecology

It occurs in leaf-litter in humid rainforest. It reproduces in bromeliads by larval development.

Population

It is uncommon but widely distributed; it continues to be collected regularly.

Population Trend

Decreasing

Major Threats

Habitat loss due to deforestation is a threat to this species.

Conservation Actions

It occurs in several protected areas.

Citation

Débora Silvano, Paulo Garcia 2004. Dendrophryniscus berthalutzae. In: IUCN 2012

 

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