Leptodactylus leptodactyloides

Leptodactylus leptodactyloides
Amapá, Brazil
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Leptodactylidae
Genus:	Leptodactylus
Species:	L. leptodactyloides
Binomial name
Leptodactylus leptodactyloides (Andersson, 1945)
Synonyms
Eleutherodactylus leptodactyloidesAndersson, 1945

Leptodactylus leptodactyloides is a species of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. Its local name is sapito leptodactilo ("slender-fingered toadlet"). It is found in the greater Amazon Basin and the Guianas (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela). ^{[1] [2]} Leptodactylus leptodactyloides occurs in a range of habitats: savannas, open areas, forest edges, and secondary and primary lowland forest. Reproduction takes place in temporary waterbodies. ^[1]

Male Leptodactylus leptodactyloides grow to a snout–vent length of 28–48 mm (1.1–1.9 in) and females to 35–57 mm (1.4–2.2 in). ^[3]

References

1. Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Enrique La Marca (2004). "Leptodactylus leptodactyloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T57140A11590413. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57140A11590413.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylus leptodactyloides (Andersson, 1945)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
3. Heyer, W. R. (1994). "Variation within the Leptodactylus podicipinus–wagneri complex of frogs (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 546 (546): 1–124. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.546.i.