Engystomops pustulatus
| Engystomops pustulatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Engystomops |
| Species: | E. pustulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Engystomops pustulatus (Shreve, 1941) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The blistered bully foam frog, guayaquil dwarf frog, or sapito bullanguero de Ampollado (Engystomops pustulatus) is a frog. It lives in Ecuador and Peru.[2][3][1]
Home
This frog lives in tropical forests, dry forests, and grassy places. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 530 m (0 and 1,739 ft) above sea level. Scientists have seen the frog in protected places.[1]
Scientists have seen the frogs in protected places: Machililla National Park and Arenillas Ecological Reserve.[1]
Young
These frogs have young in pools of water. They put the eggs in nests made out of bubbles.[1]
Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. In some places, some of the frogs may be in danger when people change the places where the frogs live to make farms.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. "Guayaquil Dwarf Frog: Engystomops pustulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T57271A98655160. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T57271A98655160.en. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Engystomops pustulatus Jiménez de la Espada, 1872". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ↑ Michelle S. Koo (April 23, 2022). "Engystomops pustulatus Jiménez de la Espada, 1872". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 4, 2026.