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{{Short description|Species of frog}}
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| image = Phyllomedusa distincta01.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN />
| taxon = Phyllomedusa distincta
| authority = B. Lutz, 1950
}}
'''''Phyllomedusa distincta''''' is a species of [[frog]] in the subfamily [[Phyllomedusinae]], [[endemic]] to Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phyllomedusa distincta Lutz, 1950 {{!}} Amphibian Species of the World |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Phyllomedusinae/Phyllomedusa/Phyllomedusa-distincta |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org}}</ref> It has been observed as high as 1000 meters above sea level.<ref name=IUCN>{{cite IUCN
|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55849/172209740
|publisher=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|title=Brownbelly Leaf Frog: ''Pithecopus distincta''
|author1=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |author2=Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna
|year=2023
|id=55849
|accessdate=January 25, 2024
|page= e.T55849A172209740
|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T55849A172209740.en}}</ref>
This frog has been found in [[primary forest]] and in [[secondary forest]]. People have seen it on [[shrub]]s near standing water. The female frog lays eggs on leaves overhanging permanent bodies of water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water below.<ref name=IUCN />
Scientists do not believe that this frog is in danger of dying out because of its extensive range, but it is in decline. This is because of habitat loss associated with [[urbanization]], small-scale agriculture, [[silviculture]], and [[logging]].<ref name=IUCN />
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