''Ololygon alcatraz'' is a species of
frog in the family
Hylidae. It is
endemic to
Ilha dos Alcatrazes, an island off the coast of
São Paulo state,
Brazil.
[ Common name Alcatraz snouted Treefrog has been coined for it.][
''Ololygon alcatraz'' occurs in primary and secondary forest as well as degraded forest.] It completes its entire life cycle (including tadpoles) in bromeliad
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...
s.
The range of this species is very small, and it is threatened by touristic activities and fire.
References
alcatraz
Amphibians of Brazil
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Amphibians described in 1973
Taxa named by Bertha Lutz
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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