Physalaemus cristinae

Physalaemus cristinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Leptodactylidae
Genus:	Physalaemus
Species:	P. cristinae
Binomial name
	Physalaemus cristinae; Cardozo et al., 2023

Last updated January 12, 2026

Physalaemus cristinae is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Humid Chaco, Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna, Humid Pampas, Uruguay and Espinal ecoregions of Argentina and Paraguay.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet is a tribute to Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner for her, according to the authors, extraordinary contributions to the improvement of the educative and scientific systems in Argentina.^[1]

References

1 2 Cardozo, Dario; Tomatis, Cristian; Duport Bru, Ana S.; Kolenc, Francisco; Borteiro, Claudio; Pansonato, André; Confalonieri, Viviana; Lourenço, Luciana Bolsoni; Haddad, Célio F.B.; Baldo, Diego (2023-12-20). "The Taxonomic Status of Physalaemus cuqui Lobo, 1993, with the Description of a New Species of Physalaemus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Argentina and Paraguay" . Herpetological Monographs. 37 (1): 95–128. doi:10.1655/herpmonographs-d-22-00003. ISSN 0733-1347.
↑ de Almeida, Gabriel Rodriguez; Silveira, Sebastián Gómez Barboza; Rodríguez, Gonzalo; Barrasso, Diego A.; Borteiro, Claudio; Kolenc, Francisco (2025-05-30). "A new addition to the frog fauna of Uruguay, Physalaemus cristinae Cardozo et al., 2023 (Anura, Leptodactylidae)". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 39 (1): 47–53. doi:10.31017/cdh.2025.(2025-014).

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[Cardozo-1] 1 2 Cardozo, Dario; Tomatis, Cristian; Duport Bru, Ana S.; Kolenc, Francisco; Borteiro, Claudio; Pansonato, André; Confalonieri, Viviana; Lourenço, Luciana Bolsoni; Haddad, Célio F.B.; Baldo, Diego (2023-12-20). "The Taxonomic Status of Physalaemus cuqui Lobo, 1993, with the Description of a New Species of Physalaemus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Argentina and Paraguay" . Herpetological Monographs. 37 (1): 95–128. doi:10.1655/herpmonographs-d-22-00003. ISSN 0733-1347.

[de_Almeida-2] Almeida, Gabriel Rodriguez; Silveira, Sebastián Gómez Barboza; Rodríguez, Gonzalo; Barrasso, Diego A.; Borteiro, Claudio; Kolenc, Francisco (2025-05-30). "A new addition to the frog fauna of Uruguay, Physalaemus cristinae Cardozo et al., 2023 (Anura, Leptodactylidae)". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 39 (1): 47–53. doi:10.31017/cdh.2025.(2025-014).

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