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Basic information
Leptodactylus latrans
Argus Frog
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderFrogs
FamilyLeptodactylidae
GenusLeptodactylus
- English name
- Argus Frog
- Alternative names
- Butter Frog, Criolla Frog, Lesser Foam Frog, South American Spotted Grassfrog
- Synonyms
- Cystignathus caliginosus, Cystignathus pachypus, Leptodactylos latrans, Leptodactylus caliginosus, Leptodactylus pachypus, Leptodactylus serialis, Rana gibbosa, Rana latrans, Rana macrocephala, Rana octoplicata, Rana pachybrachion, Rana pachypus, Rana pachypus pachypus
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 120 mm
- Body mass
- max 113.4 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Vertebrates
Reproduction and development
- Clutch size
- 50–5,515 individuals
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf3393 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3TN5N · COL26.9