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Leptodactylus laticeps

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Leptodactylus laticeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Leptodactylus
Species:
L. laticeps
Binomial name
Leptodactylus laticeps
Boulenger, 1918

Leptodactylus laticeps is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. Its local names are rana coralina ("coralline frog") and rana de los viscacheras ("viscacha-warren frog").

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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