Alsodes monticola
Species of frog
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Alsodes monticola (common name: island spiny-chest frog) is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae. It is found in southern Chile and western Santa Cruz Province, Argentina,[2] though its presence in Argentina is disputed.[3][1] Its habitat preferences are not known, but the region of the type locality (the island of Inchy, in the Chonos Archipelago[2]) has tundra and islands of Nothofagus forest.[1]
| Alsodes monticola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Alsodidae |
| Genus: | Alsodes |
| Species: | A. monticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Alsodes monticola Bell, 1843 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Caccotus coppingeri Günther, 1881 | |
Scientists believe that this frog breeds through larval development, like its congeners.[1]
The IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient. The specific threats it faces are not known. However, human beings rarely visit its habitat,[1] so it is unlikely that habitat disturbance from direct, local human contact poses a threat to this frog.
Original description
- Bell, T. (1843). Darwin, C. (ed.). "The Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., During the Years 1832 to 1836". Reptiles. 5. London, Smith, Elder and Co.: 1–51.
