Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Batrachylidae > Atelognathus > Atelognathus patagonicus

Atelognathus patagonicus (Patagonia Frog)

Synonyms: Batrachophrynus patagonicus; Telmatobius patagonicus

Wikipedia Abstract

Atelognathus patagonicus is a species of frog in the Batrachylidae family. It is endemic to the volcanic tablelands of Neuquén Province, western Argentina. Its common name is Patagonia frog.Its natural habitats are permanent lagoons surrounded by steppe and/or semi-desert. They are mostly aquatic but can also be found in the vegetation surrounding the lagoons. Breeding takes place in water.
View Wikipedia Record: Atelognathus patagonicus

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Atelognathus patagonicus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
66
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 17.55
EDGE Score: 5
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.968 inches (5 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Patagonian steppe Chile, Argentina Neotropic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Laguna Blanca National Park II 19735 Neuquen, Argentina  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Southwest of Laguna Blanca National Park Argentina

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Chilean Winter Rainfall-Valdivian Forests Chile No

Predators

Chroicocephalus maculipennis (Brown-hooded Gull)[2]
Oxyura ferruginea (Andean Duck)[2]
Podiceps occipitalis (Silvery Grebe)[2]
Rollandia rolland (White-tufted Grebe)[2]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2Anurans as prey: an exploratory analysis and size relationships between predators and their prey, L. F. Toledo, R. S. Ribeiro & C. F. B. Haddad, Journal of Zoology 271 (2007) 170–177
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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