Crossodactylodes izecksohni

Crossodactylodes izecksohni (common name: Izecksohn's bromeliad frog) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Santa Teresa in Espírito Santo state of eastern Brazil.^[2]

Crossodactylodes izecksohni
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Leptodactylidae
Genus:	Crossodactylodes
Species:	C. izecksohni
Binomial name
Crossodactylodes izecksohni Peixoto, 1983

Etymology

The specific name izecksohni honours Eugênio Izecksohn, a Brazilian herpetologist.^[3]

Habitat and conservation

It inhabits forests and forest edges where its habitat is terrestrial and epiphytic bromeliads where its tadpoles develop. Its known range is within a protected area but habitat loss is occurring nearby. While its known range is very small, it is locally abundant.^[1]