Hydrolaetare caparu
| Hydrolaetare caparu | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Hydrolaetare |
| Species: | H. caparu
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolaetare caparu Jansen, Gonzales-Álvarez, and Köhler, 2007
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Hydrolaetare caparu, the Caparu forest frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil and Bolivia.[2][3][1]
Habitat
This frog lives in seasonally flooded forests. Scientists have observed the frog between 68 and 185 meters above sea level. Scientists believe the frog digs a burrow for the dry season.[1]
Scientists have reported these frogs inside Parque Estadual de Corumbiaria and suspect it in another protected area, Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado.[1]
Reproduction
The free-swimming tadpoles develop in streams.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. Principal threats include fires and habitat loss associated with land conversion to agriculture and cattle grazing.[1]
Original description
- Jansen M; Alvarez LG; Kohler G (2007). "New species of Hydrolaetare (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Bolivia with some notes on its natural history". Journal of Herpetology. 41 (4): 724–732. doi:10.1670/06-289.1. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Hydrolaetare caparu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T136115A154337753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T136115A154337753.en. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Hydrolaetare caparu Jansen, Gonzales-Álvarez, and Köhler, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ^ "Hydrolaetare caparu Jansen, Gonzales-Álvarez, & Köhler, 2007". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 22, 2026.