Crossodactylodes Explained

Crossodactylodes (common name: bromeliad frogs) is a genus of leptodactylid frogs from the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil.^[1]

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.^[2]

Species

There are five species:^[1]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crossodactylodes Cochran, 1938 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 7 March 2014.
2. Barata, IM . MTT Santos . FSF Leite . PCA Garcia . 2013 . A new species of Crossodactylodes (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil: first record of genus within the Espinhaço Mountain Range . Zootaxa . 3731 . 552–560 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.4.7. 25277590 .