Pleurodema
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Pleurodema is a genus of leptodactylid
frog
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Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylidae is a diverse family of frogs that probably diverged from other hyloids during the Cenozoic era, or possibly at the end of the Mesozoic. There are roughly 50 genera, one of which is Eleutherodactylus, the largest vertebrate genus, with over 700 species...
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Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
s from South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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Species
- Pleurodema bibroni Tschudi, 1838.
- Pleurodema borelliiPleurodema borelliiPleurodema borellii is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is found in Argentina and possibly Bolivia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical...
(Peracca, 1895). - Pleurodema brachyops (Cope, 1869).
- Pleurodema bufonina Bell, 1843.
- Pleurodema cinereaPleurodema cinereaPleurodema cinerea is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and possibly Chile.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches,...
Cope, 1878. - Pleurodema diplolistris (Peters, 1870).
- Pleurodema guayapaePleurodema guayapaePleurodema guayapae is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland...
Barrio, 1964. - Pleurodema kriegiPleurodema kriegiPleurodema kriegi is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Argentina.Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, and rocky areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
(Müller, 1926). - Pleurodema marmorata (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).
- Pleurodema nebulosaPleurodema nebulosaPleurodema nebulosa is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Argentina.Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or...
(Burmeister, 1861). - Pleurodema thaul (Lesson, 1827).
- Pleurodema tucumanaPleurodema tucumanaPleurodema tucumana is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Argentina.Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and...
Parker, 1927.