| Alsodes monticola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Alsodidae |
| Genus: | Alsodes |
| Species: | A. monticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Alsodes monticola Bell, 1843 | |
| Synonyms | |
Caccotus coppingeriGünther, 1881 | |
Alsodes monticola (common name: island spiny-chest frog) is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae. It is found in southern Chile and western Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, [2] though its presence in Argentina is disputed. [3] [1] Its habitat preferences are not known, but the region of the type locality (the island of Inchy, in the Chonos Archipelago [2] ) has tundra and islands of Nothofagus forest. [1]
Scientists believe that this frog breeds through larval development, like its congeners. [1]
The IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient. The specific threats it faces are not known. However, human beings rarely visit its habitat, [1] so it is unlikely that habitat disturbance from direct, local human contact poses a threat to this frog.
