Leptodactylus payaya
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. payaya
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptodactylus payaya Magalhães, Lyra, Carvalho, Baldo, Brusquetti, Burella, Colli, Gehara, Giaretta, Haddad, Langone, López, Napoli, Santana, de Sá, and Garda, 2020
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Leptodactylus payaya is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][1]
Description
The adult male frog measures 58.5-96.9 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 72.6 to 93.6 mm.[3]
Habitat
Scientists have observed the frog in and near the Chapada Diamantina mountains[3], 467 meters above sea level. They found it in grassy biomes.[1]
Scientists have reported this frog inside protected parks, including Parque Nacional Chapada da Diamantina.[1]
Reproduction
The frog reproduces in temporary bodies of water. The female frog deposits her eggs in a foam nest.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Leptodactylus payaya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T194294843A195970198. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T194294843A195970198.en. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Leptodactylus payaya Magalhães, Lyra, Carvalho, Baldo, Brusquetti, Burella, Colli, Gehara, Giaretta, Haddad, Langone, López, Napoli, Santana, de Sá, and Garda, 2020". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ a b Felipe de Medeiros Magalhães; Mariana Lyra; Thiago Ribeiro De Carvalho; Diego Baldo (2020). "Taxonomic Review of South American Butter Frogs: Phylogeny, Geographic Patterns, and Species Delimitation in the Leptodactylus latrans Species Group (Anura: Leptodactylidae)". Herpetological Monographs. 34 (1): 131–177. doi:10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-19-00012. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
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