Atelognathus
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Atelognathus is a genus of leptodactylid
frog
s. These frogs are found only in Patagonia
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Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylidae is a diverse family of frogs that probably diverged from other hyloids during the Cenozoic era, or possibly at the end of the Mesozoic. There are roughly 50 genera, one of which is Eleutherodactylus, the largest vertebrate genus, with over 700 species...
frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
s. These frogs are found only in Patagonia
Patagonia
Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
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Species
- Atelognathus ceiiAtelognathus ceiiAtelognathus ceii is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is found in Chile and possibly Argentina.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and intermittent freshwater marshes.-Source:...
Basso, 1998. - Atelognathus grandisonaeAtelognathus grandisonaeAtelognathus grandisonae is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Chile.Its natural habitats are subantarctic forests, temperate forests, swamps, and freshwater marshes.-Source:...
(Lynch, 1975). - Atelognathus nitoi (Barrio, 1973).
- Atelognathus patagonicusAtelognathus patagonicusAtelognathus patagonicus is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Argentina.Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.It is threatened by habitat...
(Gallardo, 1962). - Atelognathus praebasalticusAtelognathus praebasalticusAtelognathus praebasalticus is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Argentina.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches....
(Cei et Roig, 1968). - Atelognathus reverberiiAtelognathus reverberiiAtelognathus reverberii is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Argentina.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches....
(Cei, 1969). - Atelognathus salaiAtelognathus salaiAtelognathus salai is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is found in Argentina and possibly Chile.Its natural habitats are subantarctic forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subantarctic grassland, and freshwater marshes....
Cei, 1984. - Atelognathus solitariusAtelognathus solitariusAtelognathus solitarius is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Argentina.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rivers.-References:...
(Cei, 1970).