''Hylodes perere'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is

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and only known from Serra Negra, a part of

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, in

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state. The

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''perere'' (from Portuguese ''pererê'') is derived from a character in Indian folklore who guards the forest, disrupting its silence with its whistles—in reference to the vocalizations of this species.

Description

Males measure and females in snout–vent length. The snout is truncated in both dorsal and lateral views. The dorsum and dorsal portions of thighs are light olive-brown with dark blotches. There are dark stripes in the thighs. Males are territorial and call in forest-covered stretches of streams, perched on rocks, branches, stream marginss, or partly submerged in the water. They both day and night; this is unusual as other ''Hylodes'' species call by daytime only.

Habitat

The species has been collected by small streams at elevations of

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in a hilly area covered by seasonal semideciduous forests and dense montane forests.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3143937 perere Amphibians described in 2008 Amphibians of Brazil Endemic fauna of Brazil