''Crossodactylodes'' (common name: bromeliad frogs) is a genus of
leptodactylid frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...
s from the
Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil.
Most ''Crossodactylodes'' are
Atlantic Forest species closely associated with epiphytic bromeliads where they complete their entire life cycle, including the larval development. However, ''Crossodactylodes itambe'' inhabits rupicolous (rock-dwelling) bromeliads in open field habitats at higher altitudes.
Species
There are five species:
[
* ''Crossodactylodes bokermanni'' Peixoto, 1983
* ''Crossodactylodes itambe'' Barata, Santos, Leite, and Garcias, 2013
* ''Crossodactylodes izecksohni'' Peixoto, 1983
* ''Crossodactylodes pintoi'' Cochran, 1938
* ''Crossodactylodes septentrionalis'' Teixeira, Recoder, Amaro, Damasceno, Cassimiro, and Rodrigues, 2013
]
References
Crossodactylodes,
Amphibians of the Atlantic Forest
Endemic frogs of Brazil
Amphibian genera
Taxa named by Doris Mable Cochran
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