Leptodactylus podicipinus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. podicipinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptodactylus podicipinus (Cope, 1862) | |
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The pointedbelly frog (Leptodactylus podicipinus) is a frog. It lives in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Brazil.[2][3][1]
Home
This frog lives in grassy places, sometimes near ponds or floods. It can live in Amazonia, Caatinga, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, and Pantanal places. People see it on the dead leaves on the ground, on the ground, and in the water. This frog is good at living in places that human beings have changed. Scientists saw the frog between 0 and 1000 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists saw the frog in protected places: Mburucuyá National Park, Iguazú National Park, Cerro Corá National Park, Ybycuí National Park, Luis Honorio Rolón, Iberá Reserva Natural Provincial, El Bagual Private Reserve, Isla Del Cerrito, Zanjon de Loreto Reserva Natural Urbana de Uso Multiple, Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Kaa-iya del Gran Chaco, Otuquis National Park, Área de Proteção Ambiental da Chapada dos Guimarães, Parque Estadual Do Morro Do Diabo, APA da Escarpa Devoniana (campos Gerais), APA Ilha do Bananal/Cantao, ESEC dos Caetetus, ESEC Serra Geral do Tocantins, PARES da Mata Seca, PARES Pico do Marumbi, PARNA da Serra da Bodoquena, PARNA dos Campos Gerais, RPPN Fazenda Nhumirim, and RPPN Olavo Egydio Setubal.[1]
Young
The female frog makes a nest out of bubbles to put her eggs in. She puts the eggs near a pond or flooded place but not in it.[1]
Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Pointedbelly Frog: Leptodactylus podicipinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T57157A101430078. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57157A101430078.en. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Leptodactylus podicipinus (Cope, 1862)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ↑ Michelle S. Koo, ed. (August 10, 2025). "Leptodactylus podicipinus (Cope, 1862)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 2, 2025.