Pseudopaludicola falcipes
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopaludicola |
| Species: | P. falcipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopaludicola falcipes (Hensel, 1867) | |
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Hensel's swamp frog (Pseudopaludicola falcipes) is a frog. It lives in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay.[2][3][1]
Home
This frog lives in Atlantic forests, pampas, and pantanal places. People see it in flooded places, grassy places, and rice farms. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 1,000 m (0 and 3,281 ft) above sea level.[1]
Scientists have seen these frogs in protected places: Parque Nacional el Palmar, Parque Provincial Cañadon de Profundidad, Reserva Natural Integral Punta Lara, Paisaje Protegido Laguna de Castillos, Parque Nacional Cabo Polonio, Paisaje Protegido Laguna de Rocha, Área de Manejo de Hábitats y/o Especies Laguna Garzón, Área de Manejo de Hábitats y/o Especies Esteros y Algarrobales del Río Uruguay, Área Protegida con Recursos Manejados Montes del Queguay, Paisaje Protegido Quebrada de los Cuervos y Sierras del Yerbal, Paisaje Protegido Valle del Lunarejo, Área de Manejo de Hábitat/Especies Rincón de Franquía, Parque Nacional San Miguel, Paisaje Protegido Paso Centurión y Sierra de Ríos, Área Protegida con Recursos Manejados Humedales de Santa Lucía, APA Banhado Grande, APA do Ibirapuita, PARES Itapeva, REBIO do Ibicui Mirim, and REBIO Lami Jose Lutzenberger.[1]
Young
People see the tadpoles in pools that dry up for part of the year.[1]
Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. It is good at surviving even when people make farms.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Pseudopaludicola falcipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T88951760A101436427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T88951760A101436427.en. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudopaludicola falcipes (Hensel, 1867)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Pseudopaludicola falcipes (Hensel, 1867)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 1, 2026.