The pumpkin toadlet is a tiny, brightly colored frog endemic to the leaf litter of Atlantic rainforests in southeastern Brazil, living at moderate to high elevations across a small cluster of coastal states. It belongs to a genus, Brachycephalus, containing some of the smallest frogs known, several of which have skulls and skeletal plates thin enough that fluorescent bone shows through the skin. It is too poor a jumper to flee most predators and instead relies on its vivid orange color as a warning of toxicity.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameBrachycephalus ephippium 4 Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Anura, Taxa Source Pumpkin Toadlet (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Pumpkin Toadlet
In Ecosystem
Source Wikipedia: Pumpkin Toadlet
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Pumpkin Toadlet
WikipediaLead section
ephippium feeds on tiny invertebrates and breeds by direct development, with the female laying a few eggs on land that hatch into young toadlets (no tadpole stage).
lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 322794
This diurnal species is endemic to southeastern Brazil where it is found among leaf litter on the floor of Atlantic rainforests at an altitude of 200-1,250 m (660-4,100 ft).
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In Ecosystem: Atlantic Forest, Distribution
This diurnal species is endemic to southeastern Brazil where it is found among leaf litter on the floor of Atlantic rainforests at an altitude of 200-1,250 m (660-4,100 ft).
View the Source 2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Brachycephalus ephippium (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyEconomic Importance for Humans: Positive Impacts
Positive Impacts pet trade pet trade research and education
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
View the Source 3. GBIF Species API
4. Pumpkin Toadlet (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1499291 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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