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Marbled White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus elenae
Leptodactylus elenae is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and possibly Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.
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Range & habitat
This terrestrial frog has been reported in Brazil's Amazonia, Pantanal, and Cerrado biomes. In the southern part of its range, it has shown some tolerance to anthropogenic disturbance, but this has not been the case in the northern part of its range. Scientists have observed the frog between 0 and 500 meters above sea level. Scientists have reported the frog in many protected places: Parque Nacional Calilegua, Formosa Reserva Natural, Río Pilcomayo National Park, Defensores del Chaco National Park, Cerro Corá National Park, Ybycuí National Park, Ypacaraí National Park, San Rafael Managed Resource Reserve, Natural Reserve del Bosque Mbaracayú, Uruguaí Reserva de Vida Silvestre, El Bagual Private Reserve, Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Kaa-iya del Gran Chaco, Madidi National Park, Parque Nacional Da Serra Da Bodoquena.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
This frog has young in temporary bodies of water, such as temporary ponds and flooded areas.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 22967.