Pleurodema marmoratum

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Pleurodema marmoratum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Pleurodema
Species:
P. marmoratum
Binomial name
Pleurodema marmoratum
(Dumeril & Bibron, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Pleurodema marmorata(Duméril and Bibron, 1840)
  • Chianopelas fuscusTschudi, 1845
  • Chianopelas maculatusTschudi, 1845
  • Leiuperus sagittiferSchimidt, 1857
  • Leiuperus viridisTschudi, 1845
  • Pleurodema marmorata ssp. infuscataVellard, 1960
  • Phrynopus spectabilisDuellman, 2000

Pleurodema marmoratum is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, and irrigated land.

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