Pleurodema kriegi
| Pleurodema kriegi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pleurodema |
| Species: | P. kriegi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurodema kriegi (Müller, 1926) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Achala's four-eyed frog (Pleurodema kriegi) is a frog. It lives in Argentina.[2][3][1]
Home
People see this frog in grassy places on mountains and on nearby rocky places. The adult frogs go under rocks or into holes that other animals dug in the ground. Scientists have seen it between 1,250 and 2,600 m (4,100 and 8,530 ft) above sea level.[2][1]
Scientists have seen the frog in protected places: Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito and Reserva Hídrica Provincial de Pampa de Achala.[1]
Young
This frog has many young at the same time, after the rain begins to fall in November or December. The adult frogs put eggs half-in-half-out of the water and on underwater plants in ponds and sometimes parts of streams.[1]
Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in a little danger of dying out and the Argentina Red List says it is in some danger. Human beings used to let cows eat grass where the frog lived. Scientists found the dangerous fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on some of these frogs, but they do not know if the frogs die of the disease chytridiomycosis.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Achala's Four-eyed Frog: Pleurodema kriegi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T57288A101432365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T57288A101432365.en. Retrieved April 4, 2026.{{cite iucn}}: error: |page= / |url= mismatch (help)
- 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. "Pleurodema kriegi (Müller, 1926)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Pleurodema kriegi (Müller, 1926)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 4, 2026.