Alsodes valdiviensis

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Alsodes valdiviensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Alsodidae
Genus: Alsodes
Species:
A. valdiviensis
Binomial name
Alsodes valdiviensis
Formas  [ fr ], Cuevas, and Brieva, 2002 [2]

Alsodes valdiviensis is a species of frogs in the family Alsodidae. It is endemic to Chile and only known from its type locality, Cerro Mirador in the Cordillera Pelada, Valdivia Province. [3] The specific name refers to this province. [2]

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Alsodes valdiviensis is only known from the Cerro Mirador in the Cordillera Pelada, Chile

Description

Adult males measure 40–60 mm (1.6–2.4 in) and adult females 40–63 mm (1.6–2.5 in) in snout–vent length. The body is robust with well-developed arms and legs. The snout is strongly truncated in dorsal profile. No tympanum is present. The fingers are long with globular tips and lack webbing. The toes are long, thin, and fringed. Dorsal surfaces and the limbs are light brown with golden tints. Skin on the flanks and dorsal surface is granular. The venter and throat are whitish. The iris is black and has bronze reticulations. [2]

Habitat and conservation

Alsodes valdiviensis is known from temperate Nothofagus and Fitzroya forests and bogs at 1,100 m (3,600 ft) above sea level. [1] [2] Adult males have been found under logs at the border of the forest in spring and summer. [2] Breeding takes place in cold fast-moving streams. Threats to it are unknown, and it is not known from any protected area. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Alsodes valdiviensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T56320A79811588. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T56320A79811588.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Formas, J. Ramón; Cuevas, César; Brieva, L. M. (2002). "A new species of Alsodes (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Cerro Mirado, Cordillera Pelada, southern Chile". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 115: 708–719.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Alsodes valdiviensis Formas, Cuevas, and Brieva, 2002". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 September 2017.