Pseudopaludicola ameghini
| Pseudopaludicola ameghini | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopaludicola |
| Species: | P. ameghini |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopaludicola ameghini (Cope, 1887) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The dwarf swamp frog (Pseudopaludicola ameghini) is a frog. It lives in Brazil.[2][3][1]
Body
The adult male frog is 19 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 22 mm. The skin of the frog's back can be light or dark gray. There is a dark band across both eyes and some light marks on the mouth. There are some stripes on the back legs. The belly is white with some black marks under the face.[3]
Home
This frog lives in Cerrado, Amazônia, and Pantanal places and near other types of places. People see the frogs in places where water comes out of the ground near streams. Scientists have seen it between 165 and 793 m (541 and 2,602 ft) above sea level.[1]
Scientists have seen these frogs in protected places: Parque Nacional Cerro Corá, Parque Nacional Serranía San Luis, Reserva Natural Cerrado del Tagatiyá ESEC da Serra das Araras, and PARNA da Chapada dos Guimaraes.[1]
Young
The male frog calls to the female frogs at the end of the day. The female frog puts her eggs in shallow water, sometimes on underwater plants. There is a jelly on the eggs to keep them from moving. The tadpoles are dark in color with see-through fins. Their teeth are dark in color.[3]
Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. In some places, some of the frogs may be in danger from farms and cows eating grass.[1]
Science paper
- Pansonato A.; Strüssmann C.; Mudrek J.R.; Martins I.A. (2013). ""Morphometric and bioacoustic data on three species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) described from Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso, Brazil, with the revalidation of Pseudopaludicola ameghini (Cope, 1887)."". Zootaxa (Revalidation.). 3620: 147–162.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Pseudopaludicola ameghini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T45505582A45509197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T45505582A45509197.en. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudopaludicola saltica (Cope, 1887)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Madeline Frey; John Liu; Michael Brito (October 26, 2021). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Pseudopaludicola ameghini (Cope, 1887)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 4, 2026.