''Zachaenus carvalhoi'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is

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to southeastern

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and is known from the southern

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and adjacent

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. ''Zachaenus carvalhoi'' inhabits leaf litter in the Atlantic rainforest biome. Males can be heard calling during rainy weather.

References

carvalhoi Amphibians of the Atlantic Forest Endemic frogs of Brazil Amphibians described in 1983 Taxa named by Eugênio Izecksohn Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Hyloidea-stub