Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Nahuelbuta ground frog
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
It is commonly found under logs
and rocks in temperate
Nothofagus
forest
. Although it can persist near streams
in disturbed
areas,
it does not occur in pine plantations. Eggs
are laid in small, terrestrial
water-filled holes
on hillsides, where the larvae develop. (Ref.
272598).
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- 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
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Eupsophus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
E. calcaratus (Chiloe Island Ground Frog) · E. contulmoensis (Contulmo Ground Frog) · E. insularis (Mocha Island Ground Frog) · E. nahuelbutensis (Nahuelbuta Ground Frog) · E. roseus (Rosy Ground Frog) · E. vertebralis (Valdivia Ground Frog)
More Info
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- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Daz-Pez, H. and Ortiz, J.C. 2003. Evaluacin del estado de conservacin de los anfibios en Chile. Assessment of the conservation status of amphibians in Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 76: 509-525.
- Formas, J.R. 1995. Anfibios. In: J.M. Simonetti, T.K. Arroyo, A. Spotorno and E. Loz (eds), Diversidad Biológica de Chile. Comisión nacional de ciencia y tecnología (CONICYT), Santiago-Chile.
- Formas, J.R. 1995. Anfibios. In: Simonetti, J.M., Arroyo, T.K., Spotorno, A. and Loz, E. (eds), Diversidad Biolgica de Chile, Comisin nacional de ciencia y tecnologa (CONICYT), Santiago-Chile.
- IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 29 June 2010).
- Ortiz, J.C. and Ibarra-Vidal, H. 1992. Una nueva especie de Leptodactylidae (Eupsophus) de la Cordillera de Nahuelbuta (Chile). Acta Zoologica Lilloana: 75-79.
- Servicio Agrícola Ganadero. 1998. Cartilla der caza. Subdepartamento de vida silvestre (DIPROREN). Imp. I. Flores Santiago de Chile.
- Servicio Agrcola Ganadero. 1998. Cartilla de caza. Imp. I. Flores, Santiago de Chile.
Notes
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Contributors
- Alberto Veloso, Herman Nez, Jose Nez, Juan Carlos Ortiz 2010. Eupsophus nahuelbutensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- 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.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- 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.
- Veloso, A., Núñez, H., Núñez, J. & Ortiz, J.C. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 28831
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663887
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663887
- IUCN ID: 209254
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 150884
Footnotes
- Alberto Veloso, Herman Núñez, Jose Núñez, Juan Carlos Ortiz 2010. Eupsophus nahuelbutensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
