Leptodactylus mystaceus

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Leptodactylus mystaceus
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Leptodactylus
Species:
L. mystaceus
Binomial name
Leptodactylus mystaceus
(Spix, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Leptodactylus amazonicusHeyer, 1978

Leptodactylus mystaceus, also known as the common toad-frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.

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Leptodactylus mystaceus

It is found in northern South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

References

  1. Ronald Heyer, Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues (2010). "Leptodactylus mystaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T57146A11591629. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T57146A11591629.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.