Pleurodema brachyops

Pleurodema brachyops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Pleurodema
Species:
P. brachyops
Binomial name
Pleurodema brachyops
(Cope, 1869)
Synonyms[2]
  • Physodes albiventris Jan, 1857
  • Pleurodema elegans Steindachner, 1863
  • Lystris brachyops Cope, 1869 "1868"
  • Pleurodema sachsi Peters, 1877
  • Paludicola brachyops Boulenger, 1882
  • Pleurodema brachyops Ruthven, 1922
  • Paludicola sachsi Stejneger, 1933

The Colombian four-eyed frog or stout four-eyed frog (Pleurodema brachyops) is a frog. It lives in Guyana, Aruba, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, and Colombia. People brought it to Bonaire, Saint-Martin, and Curaçao.[2][3][1]

Home

People see this frog in grassy places. It can live in some places that people have changed. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 500 m (0 and 1,640 ft) above sea level.[1]

Scientists have seen the frog in protected places.[1]

Young

When the rain falls, the frogs climb up out of the sand. This frog has young in pools of water. The adult frog makes a nest out of bubbles for the eggs.[1]

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Colombian Four-Eyed Frog: Pleurodema brachyops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T57283A54352211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57283A54352211.en. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Pleurodema brachyops (Cope, 1869)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Pleurodema brachyops (Cope, 1869)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
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