Leptodactylus discodactylus
| Leptodactylus discodactylus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. discodactylus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptodactylus discodactylus Boulenger, 1884[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vanzolinius discodactylus (Boulenger, 1884) | |
Leptodactylus discodactylus (common name: Vanzolini's Amazon frog) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in the Amazonian Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas state only), Ecuador, and Peru, and expected to be found in Colombia.[3]
It is a reasonably common and generally widespread species active by day and night. It can be found on the forest floor and in swampy areas in the forest, seasonally flooded forests and open areas. The eggs are laid close to water where the tadpoles develop.[1] Leptodactylus discodactylus show local-scale variation in colour pattern, morphology, and advertisement call.[4]
Leptodactylus discodactylus is locally suffering from habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Azevedo-Ramos, C., Castro, F., Rueda, J.V., Monteza, J.I., Heyer, R. & De la Riva, I. (2004). "Leptodactylus discodactylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1883 (1884). On a Collection of Frogs from Yurimaguas, Huallaga River, Northern Peru. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1883(4): 635-638.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylus discodactylus Boulenger, 1884". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ Heyer, W.R. 1997. Geographic variation in the frog genus Vanzolinius (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 110(3): 338-365