Leptodactylus discodactylus

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Leptodactylus discodactylus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Leptodactylus
Species:
L. discodactylus
Binomial name
Leptodactylus discodactylus
Boulenger, 1884 [2]
Synonyms [3]

Leptodactylus discodactylusBoulenger, 1884 "1883"
Vanzolinius discodactylus(Boulenger, 1884)
Leptodactylus nigrescens Andersson, 1945

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Leptodactylus discodactylus (common name: Vanzolini's Amazon frog) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in the Amazonian Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas and Acre states), Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. [3] [4] [5] [6] [1]

Description

Leptodactylus discodactylus is a medium-sized, moderately robust-bodied frog. Males measure 28–35 mm (1.1–1.4 in) and females 32–35 mm (1.3–1.4 in) in snout–vent length. The colouration is reddish brown, with paler flanks. The dorsum is smooth with some small tubercles. The fingers may or may not have disks, whereas the toes end in slightly expanded and rounded disks. [5] The species shows local-scale variation in colour pattern, morphology, and advertisement call. [7]

Habitat and conservation

Leptodactylus discodactylus is a reasonably common and generally widespread species active by day and night. It can be found on the forest floor and in swampy areas in the forest, seasonally flooded forests, and open areas. [1]

The frog's known range overlaps many protected places: Parque Nacional Yasuní, Reserva Biólogica Limoncocha, Reserva de Producción Faunística Cuyabeno in Ecuador, Gueppi Reserved Zone in Peru, Reserva Extrativista do Alto Jurua, and Reserva Extrativista do Baixo Jurua. [1]

Leptodactylus discodactylus is locally suffering from habitat loss associate with agriculture, logging, and other human purposes. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Vanzolini's Amazon Fro: Leptodactylus discodactylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T57373A3060320. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57373A3060320.en . Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ Boulenger, G. A. (1884). "On a Collection of Frogs from Yurimaguas, Huallaga River, Northern Peru". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1883 (4): 635–638.
  3. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Leptodactylus discodactylus Boulenger, 1884". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Acosta Galvis, A. R. (2020). "Leptodactylus discodactylus Boulenger, 1884 "1883"". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia: Referencia en linea V.10.2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. 1 2 Ortiz, D.A.; et al. (2019). Ron, S. R.; Merino-Viteri, A. & Ortiz, D. A. (eds.). "Leptodactylus discodactylus". Anfibios del Ecuador. Version 2019.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Diego A. Ortiz; Morley Read; Andrea Varela-Jaramillo; Santiago R. Ron (November 4, 2013). Santiago R. Ron (ed.). "Leptodactylus discodactylus Boulenger, 1884". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ Heyer, W.R. (1997). "Geographic variation in the frog genus Vanzolinius (Anura: Leptodactylidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 110 (3): 338–365.
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