Biology:Leptodactylus latinasus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. latinasus
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| Leptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875
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Leptodactylus prognathus Boulenger, 1888 | |
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][3][4]
Habitat
These frogs inhabit Chaco, Pampa, and Atlantic Forest biomes. It can tolerate many different types of habitat and considerable anthropogenic disturbance. This frog is terrestrial and is usually found near water. Scientists observed the frog between 0 and 600 meters above sea level.[4]
Scientists have reported the frog in many protected places: Reserva Natural Formosa, Chaco National Park, Mburucuyá National Park, El Rey National Park, Parque Nacional Calilegua, Paisaje Protegido Quebrada de los Cuervos, Paisaje Protegido Valle del Lunarejo, Cerro Verde Área de manejo de hábitats y/o especies, Humedales del Santa Lucia Área Protegida con Recursos Manejados, Laureles-Canias Managed Protected Area Resource, Sierra de San Javier Parque Universitario, Horco Molle Reserva Universitaria, Aguas Chiquitas Reserva Natural, Rio Los Sosa Reserva Natural, Iberá Reserva Natural Provincial, Bahía de Samborombón Reserva Natural Integral, El Gato y Lomas Limpias Reserva de Uso Multiple, El Bagual Private Reserve, Kaa-iya del Gran Chaco, and Área de Proteção Ambiental Do Banhado Grande. Its range also overlaps APA do Ibirapuita, ESEC do Taim, PARES Itapeva, PARES Turvo, REBIO Lami Jose Lutzenberger, and REBIO Sao Donato.[4]
Anatomy
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.[5]
Reproduction
This frog lays eggs underground. When it rains, the tadpoles escape into nearby bodies of water.[4]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction. In some parts of its range, the frog may be threatened by habitat loss in favor of agriculture. Agrochemicals may also do the frog some harm.[4]
References
- ↑ Esteban Lavilla, Ronald Heyer, Axel Kwet, Jose Langone (2004). "Leptodactylus latinasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57139A11590252.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57139/11590252. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 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. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Leptodactylidae/Leptodactylinae/Leptodactylus/Leptodactylus-latinasus.
- ↑ "Leptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/3337.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Oven Frog: Leptodactylus latinasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T57139A101429687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57139A101429687.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57139/101429687. Retrieved November 13, 2025.{{cite iucn}}: error: malformed |id= identifier (help)
- ↑ Virginia Abdala (Jul 2017). "On the presence of the patella in frogs". The Anatomical Record 300 (10): 1747–1755. doi:10.1002/ar.23629. PMID 28667673.
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