Santa Catarina Tree Toad (Hylodes nasus) lives in moist lowland forest across Brazil. It feeds on diet unknown. Its conservation status is Endangered.
Fascinating facts about the Santa Catarina Tree Toad
- It has been observed at 1,400 m above sea level in Brazil’s subtropical forests.
- The back of this frog sports brown or gray skin streaked with stripes, while its belly stays stark white, like a tuxedo that camouflages against leaf litter above and blends with light-filtered water below.
- Living only in Brazil’s moist lowland forests and river corridors, the species exists nowhere else on Earth, illustrating how a single country can hold entire evolutionary lineages.
- Habitat loss now threatens its survival, proving that shrinking forests don’t just affect big mammals; they can erase entire species that no other place supports.
At a glance
RangeBrazil
Habitatmoist lowland forest
Dietdiet unknown
About the Santa Catarina Tree Toad
Hylodes nasus, a frog endemic to Brazil, lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and rivers and has been observed at about 1,400 meters elevation. Adult males measure 25.3–28.1 mm in snout-vent length. The dorsal skin is brown or gray with stripes and marks, and the ventral skin is white.
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