Physalaemus pustulosus

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Ecology: It is a species of lowland savannahs and open environments, as well as natural and disturbed humid lowland and montane forest , tropical dry forest, and other anthropogenic habitats , commonly in, around and in almost any natural or human-made temporary ponds , puddles, potholes, hoof prints, ditches, pastures, secondary growth and along forest edges or small permanent ponds or water catchments . The males call at night while floating on water. It breeds in temporary and permanent pools .


List of Habitats: 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 2.1 Savanna - Dry 2.2 Savanna - Moist 4.5 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 4.6 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 14.2 Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland 14.6 Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest 15.2 Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha) 15.9 Artificial/Aquatic - Canals and Drainage Channels , Ditches

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Physalaemus stentor (Jiménez De La Espada

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Physalaemus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. albonotatus (Menwig Frog) · P. barrioi (Bocaina Dwarf Frog) · P. biligonigerus (Weeping Frog) · P. coloradorum (Colorado Dwarf Frog) · P. cuvieri (Barker Frog) · P. ephippifer (Steindachner's Dwarf Frog) · P. fuscomaculatus (Brown-Spotted Dwarf Frog) · P. gracilis (Graceful Dwarf Frog) · P. henselii (Hensel's Dwarf Frog) · P. nattereri (Cuyaba Dwarf Frog) · P. petersi (Peters' Dwarf Frog) · P. pustulatus (Guayaquil Dwarf Frog) · P. pustulosus (Tungara Frog) · P. pustulosus pustulosus (Guayaquil Dwarf Frog) · P. riograndensis (Rio Grande Dwarf Frog) · P. signifer (Girard's Dwarf Frog)

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Further Reading

• Amphibian & reptile conservation: the international journal devoted to the worldwide preservation and management of amphibian and reptilian diversity. Provo, Utah: Amphibian & Reptile Conservation, [1996- url p. 17.
• Amphibians of La Escalera Region, Southeastern Venezuela: taxonomy, ecology, and biogeography / by William E. Duellman. 1997 Lawrence, Kansas: Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas, c1997. url p. 32, fig. 28, page 34, p. 45, p. 49, p. 51.
• Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences Los Angeles, Calif.: The Academy, 1971- url p. 48, p. 52.
• Convergence and morphological constraint in frogs: variation in postcranial morphology; a contribution in celebration of the distinguished scholarship of Robert F. Inger on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday / Sharon B. Emerson. 43 1988 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1988. url p. 16, p. 17.
• Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1971 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url figs. 118-119, page 181.
• Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. 1993 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1971-1994. url p. 8, fig. 3, page 9.
• Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 506.
• Smithsonian year: annual report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year ended Sept. 30. .. 1989 City of Washington: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1980-2001. url illustration , illustration , p. 104, p. 170, p. 291, p. 477, p. 493, p. 504, p. 541, p. 542, p. 94.
• The South American herpetofauna: its origin, evolution, and dispersal / William E. Duellman, editor. Lawrence, Kan.: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1979. url p. 191, p. 195, p. 212, p. 214.
• The biogeography of the herpetofauna of the subhumid forests of Middle America: (Isthmus of Tehuantepec to northwestern Costa Rica) / Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, c1998. url p. 14, p. 23, p. 26, p. 31.
• Vertebrate life / Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, c1996. url p. 332, p. 336, p. 787.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• Santos-Barrera, G., Solís, F., Ibáñez, R., Wilson, L.D., Savage, J., Lee, J., Chaves, G., Señaris, C., Acosta-Galvis, A. & Hardy, J. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Carnegie Museums: Amphibians and Reptiles
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29022
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-207818
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 207818
• IUCN ID: 57272
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 139417

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