Alsodes igneus

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Alsodes igneus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Alsodidae
Genus: Alsodes
Species:
A. igneus
Binomial name
Alsodes igneus
Cuevas & Formas, 2005 [2]
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Alsodes igneus (Chile)
A. igneus is only known from Tolhuaca National Park in Chile

Alsodes igneus is a species of frogs in the family Alsodidae endemic to Chile; it is only known from its type locality, Tolhuaca National Park, Malleco Province, on the western slopes of the Andes. [3] The specific name igneus, meaning "something that is of fire", was chosen to symbolize the survival of the population from a great forest fire that affected the type locality in 2000. [2]

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Description

Male Alsodes igneus measure about 46 mm (1.8 in) in snout–vent length (based on a single male) and females about 59–67 mm (2.3–2.6 in) (based on two females, including the holotype). The snout is short and slightly truncated in dorsal view. There is a black ribbon extending below the canthus rostralis; the background colour is khaki. The dorsal surface is granular. Toes are scarcely fringed and webbing is absent. Tadpoles are up to 61 mm (2.4 in) in length. [2]

Habitat

The habitat of A. igneus is Nothofagus woodland; adults have been found at the edge of a small stream and the tadpoles among rocks within the stream. The altitude of the type locality is 920 m (3,020 ft). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020) [amended version of 2019 assessment]. "Alsodes igneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T61800A175788081. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T61800A175788081.en . Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Cuevas, C. C.; Formas, J. R. (2005). "A new frog of the genus Alsodes (Leptodactylidae) from the Tolhuaca National Park, Andes Range, southern Chile". Amphibia-Reptilia. 26: 39–48. doi: 10.1163/1568538053693288 .
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Alsodes igneus Cuevas and Formas, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 December 2016.