Macrogenioglottus

{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Bahia forest frog

| status = LC

| image = Sapo - Escavador - Macrogenioglottus alipioi.jpg

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author1=Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva|author2=Vanessa Verdade|author3=Gabriel Skuk |date=2010 |title=Macrogenioglottus alipioi |volume=2010 |page=e.T57178A11580779 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T57178A11580779.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| parent_authority = A. L. Carvalho, 1946

| taxon = Macrogenioglottus alipioi

| authority = Carvalho, 1946

}}

Macrogenioglottus is a genus of frogs in the family Odontophrynidae.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Odontophrynidae/Macrogenioglottus/Macrogenioglottus-alipioi |title=Macrogenioglottus alipioi Carvalho, 1946 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=8 December 2014}} It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, the Bahia forest frog (Macrogenioglottus alipioi).{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Odontophrynidae/Macrogenioglottus |title=Macrogenioglottus Carvalho, 1946 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=8 December 2014}} It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are primary and old secondary forests, but it can also live in agroforestry systems such as cacao plantations. Habitat loss is a potential threat to this species.

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