Leptodactylus avivoca
| Leptodactylus avivoca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. avivoca
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptodactylus avivoca Carvalho, Seger, Magalhães, Lourenço, and Haddad, 2021
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Leptodactylus avivoca, the bird-voiced white-lipped frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it has been observed in the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia in the Espinhaço Mountains. Scientists have reported it above 700 meters above sea level.[1][2]
Original description
- Thiago R. Carvalho; Karin R. Seger; Felipe M. Magalhães; Luciana B. Lourenço; Célio F. B. Haddad (December 23, 2020). "Systematics and cryptic diversification of Leptodactylus frogs in the Brazilian campo rupestre". Zoologica Scripta (Abstract). doi:10.1111/zsc.12470. hdl:11449/209813. Retrieved January 17, 2026.[3]
References
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Leptodactylus avivoca Carvalho, Seger, Magalhães, Lourenço, and Haddad, 2021". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ "Leptodactylus avivoca Carvalho, Seger, Magalhães, Lourenço, & Haddad, 2021". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ Carvalho TRde; Seger KR; Magalhães FdeM; Lourenço LB; Haddad CFB (2021). "On the availability of the recently proposed nomen Leptodactylus avivoca (Anura, Leptodactylidae)". Bionomina (Abstract). 22 (1): 42–45. doi:10.11646/bionomina.22.1.4. Retrieved January 17, 2026.