''Hylomantis granulosa'', also known as the granular leaf frog, is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the subfamily

Phyllomedusinae Phyllomedusinae is a subfamily of hylid tree frogs found in the Neotropics commonly called leaf frogs. Formerly, they were often considered as their own family, Phyllomedusidae. The subfamily is considered to be the sister group to the Austr ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to eastern Brazil where it is only known from

Amargosa, Bahia Amargosa is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Banks The city currently has three banking branches: Banco do Brasil, Caixa Econômica, and Bradesco. There are also two lottery shops and a post office. See ...

, and

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; the type locality is the Zoo Botanical Park Dois Irmãos in Recife. Its natural

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

s are lowland forests, including secondary forests. Breeding takes place in streams. Threats to this species are related to

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

References

Hylomantis Endemic fauna of Brazil Amphibians of Brazil Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Phyllomedusinae-stub