Leptodactylus vastus
| Leptodactylus vastus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. vastus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptodactylus vastus Lutz, 1930
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Leptodactylus vastus, the northeastern pepper frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]
Habitat
The adult frogs have been found in Cerrado and Caatinga biomes and in and near ponds and other bodies of water. Scientists have observed the frog between 153 and 537 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists have found the frog in protected parks.[1]
Reproduction
This frog builds a foam nest for its eggs on the ground near water. The tadpoles develop in water.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction.[1]
Original description
- Heyer WR (2005). "Variation and taxonomic clarification of the large species of the Leptodactylus pentadactylus species group (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) from Middle America, Northern South America, and Amazonia". Arquivos de Zoologia. 37: 269–348.
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Northern Pepper Frog: Leptodactylus troglodytes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T136081A135567896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T136081A135567896.en. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. "Leptodactylus troglodytes Lutz, 1930". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ Michelle S. Koo, ed. (June 4, 2023). "Leptodactylus vastus Lutz, 1930". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved December 1, 2025.