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Pleurodema thaul

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Pleurodema thaul
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Pleurodema
Species:
P. thaul
Binomial name
Pleurodema thaul
(Lesson, 1826)

Pleurodema thaul, the Chilean four-eyed frog is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitats are subantarctic forests, temperate forests, temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, water storage areas, ponds, open excavations, sewage treatment areas, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and introduced vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Individuals vary in size between 3 and 5 cm. They feed on insects and spiders. Reproduction occurs almost throughout the year. In Chile they are found from the Antofagasta region to the Aysén Region, while in Argentina they live in areas close to the Andes in the provinces of Neuquén, Rio Negro, and Chubut.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Pleurodema thaul". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T57291A79813410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T57291A79813410.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  • Lenz, Rudolf. Diccionario etimológico de las voces chilenas derivadas de lenguas indígenas americanas (1904) [1].