Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Tonchek spiny-chest frog
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
This is a semi-aquatic species associated with both small alpine
lakes
and streams
, and Patagonian forest
streams. Breeding takes
place in streams and ponds
. The species may be found in areas slightly
disturbed
by cattle farming.
Adult
frogs
overwinter
in
both terrestrial
and underwater conditions for ca 8 months per year
(May to December) (Logares and Úbeda, 2006). The tadpole
has a long
development period (2-3 years) and overwinters in the water under
a layer of ice and snow. They are locally abundant, and appear to
be grazers
of the periphytic community and detritus
gatherers, with
diet
matching the tadpoles' morphological and structural adaptations
to a lotic-benthic habitat
(Baffico and Úbeda, 2006).[1].
List of Habitats:
- 1 Forest
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Family:
Cycloramphidae
()
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Family:
Cycloramphidae
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Alsodes gargola neuquensis • Alsodes gargola ssp. neuquensis
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Ther are two subspecies
: Alsodes gargola gargola Gallardo,
1970; and Alsodes gargola neuquensis Cei, 1976.[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Alsodes
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. barrioi (Cabreria Spiny-Chest Frog) · A. gargola (Tonchek Spiny-Chest Frog) · A. monticola (Island Spiny-Chest Frog) · A. nodosus (Black Spiny-Chest Frog) · A. tumultuosus (La Parva Spiny-Chest Frog)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. 1988 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1971-1994. url p. 10, p. 17, p. 36, p. 38, p. 41, p. 49, p. 53, fig. 4, page 7, p. 74.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 521, p. 527, p. 530, p. 708, p. 716, p. 717, p. 718, p. 898, p. 925.
- The South American herpetofauna: its origin, evolution, and dispersal / William E. Duellman, editor. Lawrence, Kan.: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1979. url fig. 8, page 320, p. 361.
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 9, 2012.
- Esteban Lavilla, Carmen beda, Nstor Basso, Boris Blotto 2010. Alsodes gargola. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Lavilla, E., Úbeda, C., Basso, N. & Blotto, B. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 28062
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663866
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2495134
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663866
- IUCN ID: 190101
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 150853
Footnotes
- Esteban Lavilla, Carmen Úbeda, Néstor Basso, Boris Blotto 2010. Alsodes gargola. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
