Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Leptodactylidae > Pleurodema > Pleurodema borelliiPleurodema borellii (Rufous Four-eyed Frog)Synonyms: Paludicola borellii Pleurodema borellii (common name: rufous four-eyed frog) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia. The taxonomic status of this species is uncertain, and it may be a junior synonym of Pleurodema cinerea. It is abundant in Argentina, occurring in the Chaco-Yungas transition and montane grasslands on the eastern slopes of the Andes. Reproduction takes place in small permanent and temporary pools where pairs build floating foam nests. It is also found in disturbed habitats, including urban areas. No major threats to this species have been identified. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 12.33 EDGE Score: 2.59 |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Bolivian montane dry forests |
Bolivia |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Dry Chaco |
Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Southern Andean Yungas |
Bolivia, Argentina |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Tropical Andes |
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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