Leptodactylus mystacinus

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 mystacinus

Name

Leptodactylus mystacinus (Burmeister, 1861)

Type locality: "Rozario", Argentina.

Holotype: MLU.

Synonyms

* Cystignathus mystacinus Burmeister, 1861
* Cystignathus labialis Cope, 1877
* Leptodactylus labialis — Brocchi, 1881
* Leptodactylus mystacinus — Boulenger, 1882
* Leptodactylus (Cavicola) mystacinus — Lutz, 1930
* Leptodactylus mystaceus labialis — Shreve, 1957

References

* Burmeister, 1861, Reise La Plata-Staaten, 2: 532.
* Lutz, 1930, Mem. Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 23: 22.
* 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 mystacinus . Accessed on 05 June 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Leptodactylus mystacinus (Least Concern) Downloaded on 05 June 2008.

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Moustached White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus mystacinus is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. Its local name is rana debigotes, meaning approximately "mustachioed frog".

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

References

* Heyer, R., Silvano, D., Reichle, S., Lavilla, E. & di Tada, I. 2004. Leptodactylus mystacinus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.