Chilean Four-eyed Frog
Pleurodema thaul
Pleurodema thaul (Spanish: Sapito De Cuatro Ojos) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitats are subantarctic forests, temperate forests, temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, water storage areas, ponds, open excavations, sewage treatment areas, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and introduced vegetation. It is threatened...
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Description
Individuals vary in size between 3 and 5 cm in snout-vent length. The female frogs are larger than the males. The skin of the dorsum can be yellow, green, or dark green in color. The frogs have symmetrical brown spots. The belly is white in color.
Range & habitat
In Chile they are found from the Antofagasta region to the Aysén Region, while in Argentina they live in areas close to the Andes in the provinces of Neuquén, Rio Negro, and Chubut.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Reproduction occurs almost throughout the year. This frog can reproduce in almost any body of water. The tadpoles are gray with dark spots.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
Toxicity
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. In some parts of the range, some of the frogs may be in some danger from fire, water pollution from farms and other industry, land conversion, and drought.
Wikipedia: “Danger”
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