Pseudopaludicola mystacalis

Pseudopaludicola mystacalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Pseudopaludicola
Species:
P. mystacalis
Binomial name
Pseudopaludicola mystacalis
(Cope, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
  • Paludicola mystacalis Cope, 1887
  • Physalaemus mysticalis Nieden, 1923
  • Pseudopaludicola mystacalis Haddad and Cardoso, 1987

Cope's swamp frog (Pseudopaludicola mystacalis) is a frog. It lives in Colombia and Venezuela.[2][3][1]

Home

This frog lives in Cerrado, Amazônia, Pampa, Pantanal, and Atlantic forest places and near places where cows drink water. This frog is good at living in places that human beings have changed. 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: APA da Chapada dos Guimaraes, APA da Marituba do Peixe, APA das Nascentes do Rio Vermelho, APA de Murici, APA Delta do Parnaiba, APA do Pratagy, APA Serra da Ibiapaba, ESEC de Murici, ESEC Serra Geral do Tocantins, MONA Ponte de Pedra do Rio Correntes, PARES do Jalapao, PARNA da Chapada dos Veadeiros, RPPN Olavo Egydio Setubal, and RPPN Serra D'agua.[1]

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 fires and farms.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Cope's Swamp Frog: Pseudopaludicola mystacalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T45505716A120603508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T45505716A120603508.en. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudopaludicola mystacalis (Cope, 1887)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Pseudopaludicola mystacalis (Cope, 1887)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 3, 2026.