Leptodactylus leptodactyloides
| Leptodactylus leptodactyloides | |
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| Amapá, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. leptodactyloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptodactylus leptodactyloides (Andersson, 1945) | |
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Leptodactylus leptodactyloides is a species of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to the greater Amazon biome.[1][2]
Taxonomy and etymology
The first description of the species was published in 1945 by Lars Gabriel Andersson, who placed it in the genus Eleutherodactylus and gave it the specific name leptodactyloides; Leptodactylus, from the Greek leptos ('fine', 'slender', 'thin') and daktylos ('digits', 'fingers'),[3] with the generic Latin suffix -us replaced with -oides, derived from the Greek -oeidēs ('resembling', 'form of').[4][5] The species was moved to Leptodactylus by Ronald Heyer in 1994, resulting in the tautology Leptodactylus leptodactyloides.[6]
Description
Male L. leptodactyloides usually have snout–vent lengths length of 28–48 mm (1.1–1.9 in) and females to 35–57 mm (1.4–2.2 in).[6]
Reproduction
The frogs builds foam nests for their eggs. The female frog has shown parental care; if the tadpoles deplete the food in one pool of water, she will dig a channel to another.[1]
Distribution and habitat
L. leptodactyloides is endemic to the Amazon biome, being found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. It can be found in both the Amazon rainforest, including in floodplain and Várzea forest areas, and in the outer areas of the greater biome, including peripheral forest and savannas. It can also be found in areas affected by human disturbances, such as in secondary forest, pastures and gardens. It has been sighted at elevations of 15–400 m (50–1,310 ft).[1]
L. leptodactyloides is subject to localized habitat loss, but is as of its 2021 IUCN Red List assessment considered a least-concern species.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Leptodactylus leptodactyloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T57140A85886282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57140A85886282.en. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2026). "Leptodactylus leptodactyloides (Andersson, 1945)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Dodd, C. Kenneth (2013). Frogs of the United States and Canada. Vol. 1. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-4214-0633-6. Retrieved 31 May 2026 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Definition of '-oid'". Collins Dictionary. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Manara, Bruno (May 1991). "Some Guidelines on the Use of Gender in Generic Names and Species Epithets". Taxon. 40 (2). Berlin: Wiley: 301, 304. doi:10.2307/1222983. eISSN 1996-8175. JSTOR 1222983 – via JSTOR.
In order to express the idea of similarity or likeness, the Greek suffixes -ops, -odes and -oides are often used.
- 1 2 Heyer, W. Ronald (1994). "Variation within the Leptodactylus podicipinus-wagneri complex of frogs (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 546. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press: 88–89. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.546.i. eISSN 1943-6696.