Alsodes australis

Alsodes australis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Alsodidae
Genus:	Alsodes
Species:	A. australis
Binomial name
Alsodes australis Formas, Ubeda, Cuevas & Nuñez, 1997

Alsodes australis is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae. It is endemic to Chile and tentatively believed to live in Argentina as well. ^{[2] [3]}

Habitat

This frog has been found in cold streams in Northofagus forests on mountains. This frog has been observed between 0 and 1400 meters above sea level. ^[1]

The frog has been observed in two protected areas: Bernardo O'Higgins National Park and Queulat National Park in Chile. There are also some frogs in Argentina's Nahuel Huapi National Park that scientists think may be a population of A. australis. ^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient. Introduced salmonid fish and American mink may prey upon this frog. ^[1]

Life cycle

This animal breeds through larval development. Tadpoles swim in streams. ^[1]

Original publication

• Formas, J. R.; C. A. Úbeda; C. C. Cuevas; J. J. Nuñez (1997). "Alsodes australis, a new species of leptodactylid frog from the temperate Nothofagus forest of southern Chile and Argentina. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment". Amsterdam. 32: 200–211.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Alsodes australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T141556924A79811015. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T141556924A79811015.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Alsodes australis Formas, Úbeda, Cuevas, and Nuñez, 1997". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
3. "Alsodes australis Formas, Úbeda, Cuevas, and Nuñez, 1997". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 16, 2025.