Leptodactylus wagneri

Leptodactylus wagneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Leptodactylus
Species: L. wagneri
Binomial name
Leptodactylus wagneri
(Peters, 1862)
Synonyms

Plectromantis wagneri Peters, 1862

Leptodactylus wagneri (common name: Wagner's white-lipped frog) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.[2] It is found in northern South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru).[1]

Leptodactylus wagneri are found in a variety of habitats, usually not far from water: clearings, marshes and swamps, primary forest, secondary forest, terra firme forest, flooded forest, streams, and lakes. Eggs are laid in foam nests in standing water.[1]

Male Leptodactylus wagneri grow to a snout–vent length of 39–61 mm (1.5–2.4 in) and females to 52–82 mm (2.0–3.2 in).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Silvano, D., Azevedo-Ramos, C., Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Heyer, R. & Gascon, C. (2004). "Leptodactylus wagneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylus wagneri (Peters, 1862)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. Heyer, W. R. (1994). "Variation within the Leptodactylus podicipinus–wagneri complex of frogs (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 546: 1–124. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.546.i.
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