Mocha Island Ground Frog
Eupsophus insularis
Eupsophus insularis is a critically endangered species of frog in the Alsodidae family. It is endemic to Mocha Island in Chile, where found in temperate mixed forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Range & habitat
This frog lives in forests with notable humidity. People find these frogs under logs. Scientists saw this frog between 20 and 250 meters above sea level. Much of this frog population lives inside a single protected park: Isla Mocha Reserve.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
The female frog lays eggs in small water-filled holes on hillsides. The tadpoles are endotrophic.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
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Where it lives
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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 23110.