Flectonotus goeldii
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Flectonotus goeldii, also known as Goeldi's Frog, is a species of frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

 in the Hemiphractidae
Hemiphractidae
Hemiphractidae is a family of frogs from South and Central America. Previously, this group had been classified as a subfamily under family Hylidae...

 family. First described by Swiss-Brazilian naturalist and zoologist Émil Goeldi
Émil Goeldi
Émil August Goeldi , was a Swiss-Brazilian naturalist and zoologist....

, Flectonotus goeldii is endemic to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...

s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...

s, plantation
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...

s, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
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