Alsodes australis

Alsodes australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Alsodidae
Genus: Alsodes
Species: A. australis
Binomial name
Alsodes australis
Formas, Ubeda, Cuevas & Nuñez, 1997

Alsodes australis is a species of frog in the Alsodidae family[2] found in western Argentina and eastern Chile (Aysén Region) from 46°25′S to 42°25′N. Its natural habitats are cold mountain streams of austral temperate Nothofagus forest. A potential threat to this species are introduced predatory salmonid fishes, but so far little is known about its population status.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Úbeda, C., Veloso, A., Núñez, H., Núñez, J., Basso, N. & Blotto, B. (2010). "Alsodes australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Alsodes australis Formas, Úbeda, Cuevas, and Nuñez, 1997". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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