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Odontophrynus lavillai

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Odontophrynus lavillai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Odontophrynidae
Genus: Odontophrynus
Species:
O. lavillai
Binomial name
Odontophrynus lavillai
Cei, 1985

Odontophrynus lavillai (Spanish name: escuericito) is a species of frog in the Odontophrynidae family. It is found in northern Argentina, western and northern Paraguay, central-western Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul), and eastern Bolivia.[2]

Odontophrynus lavillai is a fossorial frog. It occurs in open habitats from the Chaco to the Interandean Valles. Reproduction takes place in temporary waterbodies, including roadside ditches. It is locally threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN2015.1
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Odontophrynus lavillai Cei, 1985". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 June 2015.