Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Brazil View
distribution map using BerkeleyMapper. IUCN (Red List) status:
Least Concern (LC). For Red List information on this species,
see the IUCN species account. From the IUCN Red List Species
Account: This species is currently known only from southern
Bahia, southeastern Brazil. It is also expected to occur in
northeastern Minas Gerais and northern Espírito Santo States,
due to the proximity and similarity of vegetation types between
southern Bahia and these areas. Habitat and Ecology This species
is known from temporary ponds in cow pastures at the edges of
Atlantic Rain Forest fragments, natural forest clearings, and
cacao plantations. Males were found calling from the edges of
ponds, or floating in shallow water. Females were found near
ponds or on forest leaf-litter. The species is presumed to be a
larval developer. No information is currently available. The
Atlantic Forest has been subject to substantial deforestation
and fragmentation due to histor