Aparasphenodon arapapa

Aparasphenodon arapapa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Aparasphenodon
Species:	A. arapapa
Binomial name
	Aparasphenodon arapapa; Pimenta, Napoli, and Haddad, 2009

Asparasphenodon arapapa, also known as the Bahia's broad-snout casque-headed tree frog, is a species of frog endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest of Southern Bahia, Brazil.[1] The frogs of the genus Asparasphenodon are distinguished by a bony plate on top of their heads, referred to as "casqueheaded". Casqueheaded frogs are characterized by their phragmotic behavior. A. arapapa is further characterized by the long bill-shaped "snout" they possess, similar to that of Triprion petasatus, a head longer than it is wide, and their small size (male snout-vent length 57.4–58.1 mm).[2] This species, and all species of Asparasphenodon, use their unique head shape to seal off the leaves of bromeliads, the plant they inhabit solely. This has two known purposes: warding off predators from the frog as well as their young (the male performs this action), and trapping moisture.[3]

References

Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Aparasphenodon arapapa Pimenta, Napoli, and Haddad, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
S., Pimenta, Bruno V.; Felgueiras, Napoli, Marcelo & B., Haddad, Célio F. (2009). "A new species of casque-headed tree frog, genus Aparasphenodon Miranda-Ribeiro (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae), from the Atlantic Rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil". Zootaxa. 2123: 46–54. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2123.1.2.
Lantyer-Silva, Amanda S. F.; Solé, Mirco; Zina, Juliana; Lantyer-Silva, Amanda S. F.; Solé, Mirco & Zina, Juliana (June 2014). "Reproductive biology of a bromeligenous frog endemic to the Atlantic Forest: Aparasphenodon arapapa Pimenta, Napoli and Haddad, 2009 (Anura: Hylidae)". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 86 (2): 867–880. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201420130521. ISSN 0001-3765.

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[Frost-1] Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Aparasphenodon arapapa Pimenta, Napoli, and Haddad, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[2] S., Pimenta, Bruno V.; Felgueiras, Napoli, Marcelo & B., Haddad, Célio F. (2009). "A new species of casque-headed tree frog, genus Aparasphenodon Miranda-Ribeiro (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae), from the Atlantic Rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil". Zootaxa. 2123: 46–54. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2123.1.2.

[3] Lantyer-Silva, Amanda S. F.; Solé, Mirco; Zina, Juliana; Lantyer-Silva, Amanda S. F.; Solé, Mirco & Zina, Juliana (June 2014). "Reproductive biology of a bromeligenous frog endemic to the Atlantic Forest: Aparasphenodon arapapa Pimenta, Napoli and Haddad, 2009 (Anura: Hylidae)". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 86 (2): 867–880. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201420130521. ISSN 0001-3765.