Alsodes tumultuosus
| Alsodes tumultuosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Alsodidae |
| Genus: | Alsodes |
| Species: | A. tumultuosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Alsodes tumultuosus Veloso, Iturra & Galleguillos, 1979
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Alsodes tumultuosus is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae. It is endemic to Farellones in central Chile.[2][3]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and rivers. This frog lives in cold streams with cold-tolerant Andean grasses nearby. Scientists observed the frog between 1500 and 3000 meters above sea level.[2]
The frog has been found in one protected place: Reserva Nacional Río Cipreses.[1]
Life cycle
The tadpoles develop in streams.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as vulnerable to extinction. Infrastructure for skiing and tourism and related pollution have affected its habitat. Hydroelectric dams could also hurt this frog. Scientists also found the fungal disease chytridiomycosis in one subpopulation.[1]
Original description
- Veloso, A.; P. Iturra-Constant; R. Galleguillos-G. (1979). "Evidencias cromosomicas en el genero Alsodes (Amphibia– Leptodactylidae) con la descripcion de una nueva especie". Physis. Buenos Aires. 38: 91–98.
References
- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Alsodes tumultuosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T40785A79810485. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T40785A79810485.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. "Alsodes tumultuosus Veloso, Iturra-Constant, and Galleguillos-G., 1979". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ "Alsodes tumultuosus Veloso, Iturra-Constant, and Galleguillos-G., 1979". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 17, 2025.