Leptodactylus diedrus

Leptodactylus diedrus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.[3] Its local name is sapito confuso ("confused toadlet").[1] It is found in northwestern Amazon Basin in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru.[3] Leptodactylus diedrus are found in rocky habitats in tropical rainforest as well as in flooded forest.[1]

Leptodactylus diedrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Leptodactylus
Species:
L. diedrus
Binomial name
Leptodactylus diedrus
Heyer, 1994[2]

Male Leptodactylus diedrus grow to a snout–vent length of 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) and females to 34–48 mm (1.3–1.9 in).[2]

References

  1. La Marca, E.; Azevedo-Ramos, C. & Castro, F. (2004). "Leptodactylus diedrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57122A11585801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57122A11585801.en.
  2. Heyer, W. R. (1994). "Variation within the Leptodactylus podicipinus–wagneri complex of frogs (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 546: 1–124. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.546.i.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylus diedrus Heyer, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 May 2014.


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