Critically Endangered
Phyllomedusa rustica
Phyllomedusa rustica
Phyllomedusa rustica is a frog in the family Phyllomedusidae (order Anura), recorded as Critically Endangered.
The frog
The 11 adult male specimens observed during the original description measure between 33.93 mm and 37.09 mm in standard length.
Frogs and toads typically begin as aquatic tadpoles, though some families lay eggs on land and hatch as froglets. Skin and eggs both need moisture.
Amphibians need damp skin or water at some point in the life cycle. Habitat loss and chytrid fungus sit behind many of the badges in this class.
Range and habitat
No country pin is stored for Phyllomedusa rustica on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.
Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.
Breeding
Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.
Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.
In crisis
Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.
Phyllomedusa rustica is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.
Sources
Written for this catalog from the French Wikipedia article on Phyllomedusa rustica, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q20023662. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.
