Four-eyed Frogs
Pleurodema
Pleurodema is a genus of leptodactylid frogs from South America. They are sometimes known under the common name four-eyed frogs, although this name can also refer to a particular species, Pleurodema bibroni. The common name is a reference to two inguinal poison glands that resemble eyes. When threatened, the frog lowers its head and raises its rear. When the frog adopts this posture the poison glands are also raised toward the predator. The predator may also...
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 15 known species
Chilean Four-eyed Frog
speciesPleurodema thaul
Juliaca four-eyed frog
speciesPleurodema cinereum
Colombian Four-eyed Frog
speciesPleurodema brachyops
Large Four-eyed Frog
speciesPleurodema bufoninum
Peters' Four-eyed Frog
speciesPleurodema diplolister
Mendoza four-eyed frog
speciesPleurodema nebulosum
Marbled Four-eyed Frog
speciesPleurodema marmoratum
Rufous Four-eyed Frog
speciesPleurodema borellii
Tucumán four-eyed frog
speciesPleurodema tucumanum
Guayapa's Four-eyed Frog
speciesPleurodema guayapae
Achala's Four-eyed Frog
speciesPleurodema kriegi
Four-eyed Frog
speciesPleurodema bibroni
El Rincon Stream Frog
speciesPleurodema somuncurense
Pleurodema alium
speciesPleurodema alium
Pleurodema cordobae
speciesPleurodema cordobae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 23208.