Physalaemus irroratus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Brazil.
Habitat Scientists found this frog in well-preserved and secondary forest in Brazil's Atlantic Forest biome. Scientists have seen this frog about above sea level.
Scientists have reported the frog in a single protected place, Refúgio Estadual De Vida Silvestre Mata Dos Muriquis. They believe it could also live in nearby Parque Estadual Alto Do Cariri and Parque Nacional Do Alto Cariri.
Reproduction The male frogs sit near temporary ponds or the edges of forests and call to the female frogs. This frog lays eggs in floating foam nest. The tadpoles develop in the water.
Threats The IUCN classifies this species as data deficient. The scientists first found the frog on a farm in an area with many protected parks established in 2008, 2009, and 2010, so there is considerable forest nearby. There are also newly forested areas regrowing over former farmland and pasture. In other parts of what may be the frog's range, however, deforestation in favor of agriculture and livestock cultivation may pose a threat.
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