Pleurodema marmoratum

Pleurodema marmoratum

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Leptodactylidae
Genus:	Pleurodema
Species:	P. marmoratum
Binomial name
*Pleurodema marmoratum* (Dumeril & Bibron, 1841)
Synonyms
Pleurodema marmorata (Duméril and Bibron, 1840) Chianopelas fuscus Tschudi, 1845 Chianopelas maculatus Tschudi, 1845 Leiuperus sagittifer Schimidt, 1857 Leiuperus viridis Tschudi, 1845 Pleurodema marmorata ssp. infuscata Vellard, 1960 Phrynopus spectabilis Duellman, 2000

Pleurodema marmoratum is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, and irrigated land.

References

Cortez, C., Reichle, S., Sinsch, U., Köhler, J., Arizabal, W., Veloso, A., Núñez, H. & Lavilla, E. 2004. Pleurodema marmoratum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.

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