Pleurodema tucumanum
| Pleurodema tucumanum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pleurodema |
| Species: | P. tucumanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurodema tucumanum Parker, 1927 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The spotted flanks four-eyed frog (Pleurodema tucumanum) is a frog. It lives in Argentina.[2][3][1]
Home
This frog lives on the ground in places with small, woody plants. People have also seen them on farms. Scientists have seen it between 80 and 1,258 m (262 and 4,127 ft) above sea level.[1]
Scientists have seen the frog in protected places: Parque Nacional Calilegua, Parque Nacional Sierra de las Quijadas, and Parque Provincial Ischigualasto.[1]
Young
This frog has many young at the same time. The male frogs sit in or near the water and call to the female frogs. The adult frogs make a nest out of bubbles for the eggs in pools of water.[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 (2019). "Spotted-flanks Four-eyed Frog: Pleurodema tucumanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T57292A101433077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T57292A101433077.en. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Pleurodema tucumanum Parker, 1927". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Pleurodema tucumanum Parker, 1927". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 5, 2026.