Phrynomedusa marginata (Izecksohn & Cruz, 1976)

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Phrynomedusa marginata, the bicolored leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae.

It is endemic to Brazil. People have seen it between 600 and 800 meters above sea level.

This arboreal frog lives in the canopy in Atlantic rainforests. The female frog lays eggs in cracks in the rock over water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water below.

Scientists consider this critically endangered because it did not recover from a precipitous population drop that occurred after the fungal disease chytridiomycosis in its habitat in the 1980s or 1990s. They also revised the frog's numbers because many individuals counted as P. marginata in previous surveys have since been classified as P. dryade. The frog is also threatened by deforestation associated with agriculture, urbanization, and grazing. Scientists say that if the frog should be discovered again, it should be collected for an ex situ breeding program, the offspring relocated to suitable habitat.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Phrynomedusa marginata (Izecksohn & Cruz, 1976)

Name authority

(Izecksohn & Cruz, 1976)

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Phyllomedusidae

Genus

Phrynomedusa

Extinction status

Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. megaclassTetrapoda
8. classAmphibia
9. orderAnura
10. familyPhyllomedusidae Günther, 1858
11. genusPhrynomedusa Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923
12. speciesPhrynomedusa marginata (Izecksohn & Cruz, 1976)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Phrynomedusa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 59 records assigned to Phyllomedusidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=663009 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4GWLV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.