Pleurodema diplolister
| Pleurodema diplolister | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pleurodema |
| Species: | P. diplolister |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurodema diplolister (Peters, 1870) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pleurodema diplolistris | |
Pleurodema diplolister, the Peters' four-eyed frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][1]
Etymology
[edit]The common name "four-eyed frog"[3] refers to two inguinal poison glands that resemble eyes.[4]
Behavior
[edit]When threatened, the frog lowers its head and raises its rear. When the frog adopts this posture, the poison glands are also raised toward the predator. The predator may also confuse the frog's raised posterior for the head of a larger animal.[5]
Habitat
[edit]This fossorial frog spends significant time underground or buried in the sand.[2] It lives in dry savannah and shrubland in Caatinga and Cerrado biomes and near coastal sand dunes. People also see the frog in pastureland, so it may have some tolerance to habitat disturbance. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 750 m (0 and 2,460 ft) above sea level.[1]
Scientists have reported the frog in protected places.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]This frog is an explosive breeder, reproducing in pools of water. The adult frog makes a foam nest for the eggs. The tadpoles develop quickly.[2][1]
Threats
[edit]The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. In some places, it might be in some danger from habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Pleurodema diplolister". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T57286A172229591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57286A172229591.en. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Kellie Whittaker (April 17, 2008). Kellie Whittaker; Michelle Koo; Ann T. Chang (eds.). "Pleurodema diplolister (Peters, 1870)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Pleurodema Tschudi, 1838". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Species profile: four-eyed frog". Conservacion Patagonic. 2012-11-16. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019.
- ↑ Duellman, William E. (1994). Biology of Amphibians. Baltimore: JHU Press. p. 670. ISBN 978-0-8018-4780-6.
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