Leptodactylus colombiensis

Leptodactylus colombiensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Leptodactylidae
Genus:	Leptodactylus
Species:	L. colombiensis
Binomial name
Leptodactylus colombiensis Heyer, 1994

The rana picúa (Leptodactylus colombiensis) is a frog. It lives in Colombia and Venezuela.^[2][3][1]

This frog lives on the ground. It is awake at night. It lives in forests on hills and mountains. People have seen it in forests that were cut down and are growing back, forests that grow next to streams and rivers, and other forests. People have seen it on the dead leaves on the ground, in holes near water, and near the roots of water plants. Scientists have seen it between 300 and 2300 meters above sea level.^[1]

Some of these frogs live in protected placess: Tinigua National Park, Páramo de Tamá National Park, Montes de Oca Forest Reserve, Guajira Forest Reserve, Las Jaguas Private Protection Area, and San Carlos Private Protection Area.^[1]

Sometimes people who live near the frog catch it to use as bait when fishing.^[1]

This frog eats animals with no bones.^[1]

The male frog makes a nest out of bubbles and the female frog puts eggs in it.^[1]

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. It can live in some places that people have changed, for example palm oil farms. In some places, the frog is in some danger from cow farms, towns, mines, and dams. The fungal disease chytridiomycosis can also hurt this frog.^[1]