Leptodactylus gracilis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Leptodactylus
Species: Leptodactylus gracilis

Name

Leptodactylus gracilis (Duméril & Bibron, 1840)

Type locality: "Montévidéo", Uruguay.

Holotype: MNHNP 4490.

Synonyms

* Cystignathus gracilis Duméril & Bibron, 1840
* Leptodactylus gracilis — Jiménez de la Espada, 1875
* Leptodactylus gracilis delattini Müller, 1968

References

* Duméril and Bibron, 1840, Preprint Pl. 13, Voy. Am. Merid. 1826-1833: Pl. 13, fig. 5-7.
* Jiménez de la Espada, 1875, Vert. Viaje Pacif. Verif. 1862-1865: 44.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Leptodactylus gracilis . Accessed on 05 June 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Leptodactylus gracilis (Least Concern) Downloaded on 05 June 2008.

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Dumeril's Striped Frog

Leptodactylus gracilis is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas.

References

* Heyer, R., Kwet, A., Silvano, D. & Langone, J. 2004. Leptodactylus gracilis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.