Somuncura Frog

Somuncura Frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leiuperidae
Genus: Somuncuria
Species: S. somuncurensis
Binomial name
Somuncuria somuncurensis
(Cei, 1969)

The Somuncura Frog or Rana De Somuncura (Somuncuria somuncurensis) is a species of frog in the Leiuperidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Somuncuria. Until recently it belonged to the Leptodactylidae family. It is endemic to Argentina. Its natural habitat is geothermal wetlands. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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