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Northeastern Pepper Frog
Leptodactylus vastus
Leptodactylus vastus, the northeastern pepper frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
From the article Leptodactylus vastus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The adult frogs have been found in Cerrado and Caatinga biomes and in and near ponds and other bodies of water. Scientists have observed the frog between 153 and 537 meters above sea level. Scientists have found the frog in protected parks.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
This frog builds a foam nest for its eggs on the ground near water. The tadpoles develop in water.
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 65966.