Leptodactylus apepyta
| Leptodactylus apepyta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. apepyta
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptodactylus apepyta Schneider, Cardozo, Brusquetti, Kolenc, Borteiro, Haddad, Basso, and Baldo, 2019
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| Geographic distribution of Leptodactylus apepyta and L. mystacinus | |
Leptodactylus apepyta is a frog. It is endemic to Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina.[2][3][1]
Description
This frog measures 46.80-66.21 mm in snout-vent length. Its skin is reddish in color with black stripes. It has a round, dark tympanum.[4]
Habitat
The frog has been reported in chaco biomes and in some lowland forests. Scientists have observed the frog between 25 and 207 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists have seen this frog inside protected places, such as Reserva Natural Cañada del Carmen.[1]
Reproduction
The male frog perches on a fallen log or on vegetation up to 1 m above the ground and calls to the female frogs, after sunset. The frog deposits its eggs in foam nests. The tadpoles develop in water.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. This frog has shown some tolerance to anthropogenic disturbance. Its principal threats are deforestation, forest fires, and other form sof habitat loss, such as land conversion to cattle pasture.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Leptodactylus apepyta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T174251934A174265483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T174251934A174265483.en. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Leptodactylus apepyta Schneider, Cardozo, Brusquetti, Kolenc, Borteiro, Haddad, Basso, and Baldo, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ "Leptodactylus apepyta Schneider, Cardozo, Brusquetti, Kolenc, Borteiro, Haddad, Basso, & Baldo, 2019". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ Schneider RG; Cardozo DE; Brusquetti F; Kolenc F; Borteiro C; Haddad C; Basso NG; Baldo D. (2019). "A new frog of the Leptodactylus fuscus species group (Anura: Leptodactylidae), endemic from the South American Gran Chaco". PeerJ. 7 e7869: 7:e7869 DOI 10.7717/peerj.7869. doi:10.7717/peerj.7869. PMC 6791353. PMID 31616603.