Leptodactylus latinasus

Leptodactylus latinasus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Subfamily: Leptodactylinae
Genus: Leptodactylus
Species: L. latinasus
Binomial name
Leptodactylus latinasus
Jiménez de la Espada, 1875
Synonyms

Leptodactylus prognathus Boulenger, 1888
Leptodactylus anceps Gallardo, 1964

Leptodactylus latinasus (common name: oven frog, in Spanish urnero) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in the Gran Chaco of northern Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay and east and south to southern Brazil and Uruguay.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical grasslands near waterbodies. It tolerates anthropogenic disturbance well. It breeds in underground chambers. This abundant and adaptable species is not facing any important threats.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lavilla, E.; Heyer, R.; Kwet, A. & Langone, J. (2004). "Leptodactylus latinasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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