Leptodactylus mystacinus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. mystacinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptodactylus mystacinus (Burmeister, 1861) | |
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The white-lipped frog or moustached frog (Leptodactylus mystacinus) is a frog. It lives in Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina.[2][3][1]
Body
The adult male frog is 44-65 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 54-67 mm long. The adult male has a flatter nose than the adult female. This animal has short back legs for a frog. There are white bumps on the legs. There is a light-colored stripe on the lip that people think looks like a mustache. Each frog in this species can have different colors: Some are brown with no marks, and some have darker brown stripes or spots.[3]
Home
These frogs live in Amazonia, Chaco, Pantanal, Pampa, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, and Cerrado places. It can live in many different kinds of places. People see it in grassy places, forests, and swamps. It is good at living in places that human beings have changed. Scientists saw the frog between 0 and 1800 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists saw the frog in many protected places.[1]
Young
The frog makes a nest out of bubbles for its eggs.[1] The tadpoles can grow to be 46-48 mm long, 17-18 mm not counting the tail. The tadpoles have brown bodies and tails with both brown color and cream-white color.[3]
Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. In some places, frogs might be in danger when human beings cut down many trees at the same time or make fires to make places for animals to eat grass.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Moustached Frog: Leptodactylus mystacinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T174251558A101429802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T174251558A101429802.en. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Leptodactylus mystacinus (Peters, 1870)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Elizabeth Reisman (September 26, 2003). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Leptodactylus mystacinus (Peters, 1870)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 10, 2025.