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Hemiphractus scutatus
family: Leptodactylidae

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Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC).
For Red List information on this species, see the threat category on the Global Amphibian Assessment Web site.

 
Information below is from the Global Amphibian Assessment website, made available here by kind permission of IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Conservation International and NatureServe.
Geographic Range


Range Comments: This species is widely distributed in the upper Amazon basin of Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and western Brazil, however it is not present in Bolivia. A lowland species, its altitudinal range is generally below 1,000m asl.
Biogeographic Realm(s): Neotropical
Distribution Status:
Native Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru
Native (Possibly Present) Bolivia


Population
This is a cryptic species.
Habitat and Ecology
This rare, diurnal and nocturnal species has been found in Terra Firme forest, where it can be collected in leaf-litter but is sometimes found in the top of high trees in tropical rainforest. It is generally found only in undisturbed forests (Rodríguez and Duellman, 1994). It breeds by direct development on the dorsum of the adult frog. It is probably a specialized predator on other frog species that only survives in areas of high frog density.
Biomes: Terrestrial
Habitats: (See complete standardized list of habitats)
Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
Major Threats
It has no major threats, and is a widespread species with large areas of suitable habitat remaining. There is some localized habitat loss to different human activities such as agriculture (crops, livestock etc.) and selective logging.

Specific Threat (See complete standardized list of threats) Past Present Future
13 None

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