Xenohyla truncata

Taxobox
name = Xenohyla truncata


status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Hylidae
genus = "Xenohyla"
species = "X. truncata"
binomial = "Xenohyla truncata"
binomial_authority = (Izecksohn, 1959)
synonyms =

"Xenohyla truncata" is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and intermittent freshwater marshes.It is threatened by habitat loss. This frog is unique among amphibians in that it is the world's only fruit eating frog. Fruit eating behavior is intrinsic, with fruit making up a significant percent of the frog's diet.

ource

* Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S., Telles, A.M. & Gonçalves da Cruz, C.A. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/56053/all Xenohyla truncata] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 22 July 2007.