Leptodactylus podicipinus

Leptodactylus podicipinus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Leptodactylus
Species: L. podicipinus
Binomial name
Leptodactylus podicipinus
(Cope, 1862)
Synonyms

Cystignathus podicipinus Cope, 1862
Leptodactylus nattereri Lutz, 1926

Leptodactylus podicipinus (common name: pointedbelly frog) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Brazil.[2]

Leptodactylus podicipinus live in grasslands and open habitats, often near ponds and flooded areas. They are common in suitable habitats. Eggs are laid in foam nests at the edges of permanent and temporary ponds and flooded areas.[1]

Male Leptodactylus podicipinus grow to a snout–vent length of 35–46 mm (1.4–1.8 in) and females to 42–57 mm (1.7–2.2 in).[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Heyer, R., Reichle, S., Silvano, D., Azevedo-Ramos, C., Baldo, D & Gascon, C. (2004). "Leptodactylus podicipinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylus podicipinus (Cope, 1862)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. Heyer, W. R. (1994). "Variation within the Leptodactylus podicipinus–wagneri complex of frogs (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 546: 1–124. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.546.i.
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