Pseudis cardosoi (Information about this image)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Hylidae
Subfamilia: Pseudinae
Genus: Pseudis
Species: Pseudis cardosoi
Name
Pseudis cardosoi Kwet, 2000
Type locality: "Centro de Pesquisas e Conservação de Naturez Pró-Mata, 29° 30´ S, 50° 10´ W, Municipality of São Francisco de Paula, Serra Geral, 960 m a.s.l., State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil".
Holotype: MCP 3354.
Synonyms
Pseudis cardosoi Kwet, 2000
Podonectes cardosoi — Garda and Cannatella, 2007
References
Kwet, 2000, Amphibia-Reptilia, 21: 41.
Garda and Cannatella, 2007, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 44: 104.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Pseudis cardosoi . Accessed on 16 Apr 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pseudis cardosoi (Least Concern) Downloaded on 16 April 2008.
Pseudis cardosoi is a species of aquatic frog in the family Hylidae.[2][3] It is endemic to southern Brazil and is known from the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná.[3] The specific name cardosoi honors Adão José Cardoso, a Brazilian herpetologist.[2][4]
Description
Males measure 22–46 mm (0.9–1.8 in) and females 30–57 mm (1.2–2.2 in) in snout–vent length.[2][5] The body is robust. The head is broad and the snout is rounded. The tympanum is distinct. The forearms are robust with robust fingers; no webbing is present. The hind limbs are short and robust with extensively webbed toes. The body and the limbs are dorsally light to dark green, olive, or brownish. There are usually some darker spots or blotches of irregular form. A black or dark green stripe runs along the canthus rostralis; it can be narrow or broad and blot-like. The tympanum is olive, tan or light brown. The lateral surfaces of head, body, and thigh are light yellow. Ventral surfaces are white. Males have paired vocal sac.[2]
The male advertisement call is loud, modulated, and variable, resembling the grunting of a pig.[2]
Three tadpoles in Gosner stages 34–37 measured 79–87 mm (3.1–3.4 in). Of this, the ovoid body made little more than one third. The tail is higher than the body but ends with a flagelliform tip.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Pseudis cardosoi is strictly aquatic and typically occurs in permanent pasture ponds and still-water pools of slowly flowing creeks at elevations of 700–1,200 m (2,300–3,900 ft) above sea level.[1][2] It appears to be a diet generalist. The diet consists of mostly insects (mainly Diptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, and Hemiptera) and plant matter. Whether the plant matter is accidentally ingested or represents a supplementary source of nutrition is unknown. Arthropods other than insects and other invertebrates are sometimes present.[5]
Breeding activity has been observed through the warmer season, when temperature exceeds 8–10°C. Tadpoles can be found throughout the year, reflecting their long development time. Males call during both day and night, floating on the water surface.[2] The eggs are deposited singly or in small clumps and fixed to submerged plants.[1] The total clutch size of four amplectant pairs was 70 to 189 eggs. The egg diameter is 2.5–3.0 mm (0.10–0.12 in).[2]
Conservation
Pseudis cardosoi is a common species that is not facing major threats.[1] It is present in the Aparados de Serra and Serra Geral National Parks.[1] Nevertheless, its ability to colonize new habitat appears limited: two formerly inhabited ponds that dried out did not become recolonized within the next three years, despite their proximity to other inhabited ponds.[2]
References
Axel Kwet (2004). "Pseudis cardosoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55901A11384655. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55901A11384655.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Kwet, Axel (2000). "The genus Pseudis (Anura: Pseudidae) in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, with description of a new species". Amphibia-Reptilia. 21 (1): 39–55. doi:10.1163/156853800507264.
Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Pseudis cardosoi Kwet, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 37–38. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
Miranda, Tatiana; Ebner, Martin; Solé, Mirco & Kwet, Axel (August 2006). "Spatial, seasonal and intrapopulational variation in the diet of Pseudis cardosoi (Anura: Hylidae) from the Araucaria Plateau of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil". South American Journal of Herpetology. 1 (2): 121–130. doi:10.2994/1808-9798(2006)1[121:SSAIVI]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 85090411.
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