Melanophryniscus krauczuki

Description

Habitat

Ecology: This diurnal species is found in wet grasslands with rush communities, and in scattered forests . Breeding occurs from March to May, and August to September, in small, shallow, temporary streams running over basaltic beds . Egg masses are attached to submerged rocks or vegetation in the streams.[1]

List of Habitats :4.6Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Amphibia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Amphibians
        Subclass: Lissamphibia () - Haeckel, 1866
        Order: Anura () - (Fischer Von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
        Suborder: Neobatrachia () - Reig, 1958
        Superfamily: Bufonoidea ()
        Family: Bufonidae () - Gray, 1825
        Genus: Melanophryniscus ()
        Specific name: krauczuki
        Scientific name: - Melanophryniscus krauczuki Baldo & Basso, 2004