Pleurodema nebulosum
| Pleurodema nebulosum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pleurodema |
| Species: | P. nebulosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurodema nebulosum (Burmeister, 1861) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pleurodema nebulosa (Burmeister, 1861) | |
Pleurodema nebulosum is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Argentina.[2][3]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, ponds, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. Scientists have seen it between 132 and 2,258 m (433 and 7,408 ft) above sea level.[1]
Scientists have reported the frog in protected places: Parque Nacional Sierra de las Quijadas, Reserva Provincial Telteca, Parque Provincial Ischigualasto, and Reserva Ñacuñán.[1]
Reproduction
This frog reproduces explosively during November and December. The male and female frog make a foam nest that floats on temporary bodies of water.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this species as least concern.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Pleurodema nebulosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T57290A101432670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T57290A101432670.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Pleurodema nebulosum (Burmeister, 1861)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Pleurodema nebulosum (Burmeister, 1861)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 29, 2026.