the Rio Paraiba valley and High Muriaé River regions. They typically inhabit savannas, shrublands, grasslands, Restinga forests, and high-altitude swamps. Their long reproductive periods and strong adaptation abilities allow them to inhabit diverse ecosystems. D. branneri also live in vegetation surrounding temporary and permanent freshwater ponds. They have adapted to suit warm, dry climates to expand their ranges. Small ranges remain a threat to survival and can increase concern level on the IUCN Red List. Conservation Habitat loss The Atlantic Forest region is known for its richness in biodiversity, with over 400 species known and additional species being continually documented. A 2013 study estimated that anurans represent 6.5% of approximately 459 species in the Atlantic Forest biome. The Atlantic Forest is at only 7% of its original size due to habitat destruction from residential development, agriculture, logging, and clearing of pasture lands. D. branneri inhabits areas under "high anthropogenic impact": for example urban areas nearby gardens and residential neighborhoods. With such extreme habitat loss, D. branneri have begun to inhabit human-altered regions. Field surveys surprisingly found high density of many different frog species in the High Muriaé region, despite its comparatively high degradation by humans. In the mid 1800’s, Atlantic Forest regions inhabited by D. branneri underwent cacao cultivation by the "cabruca" agricultural strategy, in which trees are planted within thinned-out native forest or introduced trees such as jackfruit, yellow mombin, and mountain immortelle. Cabruca-cultivated regions now stretch through regions 70% the size of Atlantic Forest remnants in southern Bahia, Brazil. Appraisals of these cultivated areas suggest that these regions are still inhabitable for frogs and other local fauna, but is not as strong a habitat as unaltered forest. Phylogeny and relatives Genus Dendropsophus contains over 100 species of small frogs that inhabits Central and South America. D. branneri was previously classified under genus Hyla, but has been re-classified to genus Dendropsophus. D. branneri is morphologically similar to close relatives D. minusculus and D. oliveira but can be distinguished by unique white blotches underneath their eyes and distinctive advertisement calls. Diet D. branneri utilize a "sit and wait" strategy in which they wait for food to enter proximity by chance, rather than actively foraging. A study of D. branneri living on coca plantations in southern Bahia, Brazil suggests a diet consisting largely of arthropods. Analysis of their stomach contents revealed three main prey orders: Diptera (14.96%), Araneae (11.02%), and larval