Alsodes tumultuosus

Alsodes tumultuosus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Alsodidae
Genus:	Alsodes
Species:	A. tumultuosus
Binomial name
Alsodes tumultuosus Veloso, Iturra & Galleguillos, 1979

Alsodes tumultuosus is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae. It is endemic to Farellones in central Chile. ^{[2] [3]}

Habitat

Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and rivers. This frog lives in cold streams with cold-tolerant Andean grasses nearby. Scientists observed the frog between 1500 and 3000 meters above sea level. ^[2]

The frog has been found in one protected place: Reserva Nacional Río Cipreses. ^[1]

Life cycle

The tadpoles develop in streams. ^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as vulnerable to extinction. Infrastructure for skiing and tourism and related pollution have affected its habitat. Hydroelectric dams could also hurt this frog. Scientists also found the fungal disease chytridiomycosis in one subpopulation. ^[1]

Original description

• Veloso, A.; P. Iturra-Constant; R. Galleguillos-G. (1979). "Evidencias cromosomicas en el genero Alsodes (Amphibia– Leptodactylidae) con la descripcion de una nueva especie". Physis. Buenos Aires. 38: 91–98.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Alsodes tumultuosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T40785A79810485. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T40785A79810485.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Alsodes tumultuosus Veloso, Iturra-Constant, and Galleguillos-G., 1979". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
3. "Alsodes tumultuosus Veloso, Iturra-Constant, and Galleguillos-G., 1979". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 17, 2025.