Leptodactylus latinasus

Leptodactylus latinasus (common name: oven frog, in Spanish urnero) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in the Gran Chaco of northern Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay and east and south to southern Brazil and Uruguay.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical grasslands near waterbodies. It tolerates anthropogenic disturbance well. It breeds in underground chambers. This abundant and adaptable species is not facing any important threats.[1]

Leptodactylus latinasus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Leptodactylus
Species:
L. latinasus
Binomial name
Leptodactylus latinasus
Synonyms

Leptodactylus prognathus Boulenger, 1888
Leptodactylus anceps Gallardo, 1964

It is now known to have kneecaps, a feature previously unknown in amphibians and thought to have evolved in different taxonomic classes, the reptile and the mammal.[3]

References
  1. Lavilla, E.; Heyer, R.; Kwet, A. & Langone, J. (2004). "Leptodactylus latinasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57139A11590252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57139A11590252.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. Virginia Abdala; et al. (Jul 2017). "On the presence of the patella in frogs". The Anatomical Record. 300 (10): 1747–1755. doi:10.1002/ar.23629.


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