Proceratophrys palustris
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Proceratophrys palustris faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and urban development within its extremely limited range in southeastern Brazil. The species' dependence on specific wetland microhabitats makes it particularly vulnerable to hydrological changes from dam construction and water diversion projects. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could dry critical breeding pools.
Habitat
This species inhabits temporary pools and marshy areas within Atlantic Forest fragments in southeastern Brazil. It requires specific wetland microhabitats with shallow, slow-moving water for breeding and adjacent forest cover for terrestrial phases of its life cycle.