Atelognathus nitoi

Atelognathus nitoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Batrachylidae
Genus: Atelognathus
Species:
A. nitoi
Binomial name
Atelognathus nitoi
(Barrio, 1973)
Synonyms[2]
  • Telmatobius nitoi Barrio, 1973
  • Atelognathus nitoi Lynch, 1978
  • Atelognathus salai Cei, 1984
  • Atelognathus ceii Basso, 1998
  • Atelognathus jeinimenensis Meriggio, Veloso, Young, and Nuñez, 2004

The Portezuelo frog or Rio Negro frog (Atelognathus nitoi) is a frog. It lives in Argentina and Chile.[2][3][1]

Home

This frog lives in forests with Nothofagus plants, by small ponds and other places with water in the air. Scientists saw this frog between 1300 and 1550 meters above sea level.[1]

Scientists have seen the frog in Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi and in Laguna Verde National Park.[1]

Young

The female frog lays 50 to 300 eggs at a time.[1]

Danger

Scientists say this frog is in some danger of dying out. Fires and too many visitors can harm this frog's home. Horses and cows eating plants near ponds might also be a problem.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Atelognathus nitoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T2296A101421841. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T2296A101421841.en. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Atelognathus nitoi (Barrio, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Atelognathus nitoi (Barrio, 1973)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
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