Biology:Leptodactylus diedrus

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

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]

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Enrique La Marca, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Fernando Castro (2004). "Leptodactylus diedrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T57122A11585801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57122A11585801.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57122/11585801. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Heyer, W. R. (1994). "Variation within the Leptodactylus podicipinus–wagneri complex of frogs (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 546 (546): 1–124. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.546.i. http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/zoology/pdf_hi/sctz-0546.pdf. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylus diedrus Heyer, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Leptodactylidae/Leptodactylinae/Leptodactylus/Leptodactylus-diedrus. 

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