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Pleurodema
Sign in to savePleurodema is a genus of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. The genus is endemic to South America. Species in the genus Pleurodema are sometimes known under the common name four-eyed frogs, although this common name can also refer to a particular species, Pleurodema bibroni. The common name is a reference to two inguinal poison glands that resemble eyes. 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 anima
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyLeptodactylidae
Pleurodema es un género de anfibios anuros de la familia Leptodactylidae propios de Sudamérica. Especies Se reconocen las 15 especies siguientes según ASW:[1] Pleurodema alium Maciel & Nunes, 2010 Pleurodema bibroni Tschudi, 1838 Pleurodema borellii (Peracca, 1895) Pleurodema brachyops (Cope, 1869) Pleurodema bufoninum Bell, 1843 Pleurodema cinereum Cope, 1878 Pleurodema cordobae Valetti, Salas & Martino, 2009 Pleurodema diplolister (Peters, 1870) Pleurodema guayapae Barrio, 1964 Pleurodema kriegi (Müller, 1926) Pleurodema marmoratum (Duméril & Bibron, 1840) Pleurodema nebulosum (Burmeister, 1861) Pleurodema somuncurense (Cei, 1969) Pleurodema thaul (Lesson, 1826) Pleurodema tucumanum Parker, 1927 Referencias ↑ Frost, D.R. « Pleurodema». Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. (en inglés). Nueva York, EEUU: Museo Americano de Historia Natural. Consultado el 7 de junio de 2015.
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- Specimen records
- 1,536
- With media
- 42
- Family
- Leptodactylidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ROM, OMNH, KU, CAS, CM
- Recorded in
- Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay
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- Leptodactylinae
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Pleurodema is a genus of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. The genus is endemic to South America. Species in the genus Pleurodema are sometimes known under the common name four-eyed frogs, although this common name can also refer to a particular species, Pleurodema bibroni. The common name is a reference to two inguinal poison glands that resemble eyes. 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.
==Species== The genus contains the following 15 species: Pleurodema alium Maciel & Nunes, 2010 Pleurodema bibroni Tschudi, 1838 Pleurodema borellii (Peracca, 1895) Pleurodema brachyops (Cope, 1869) Pleurodema bufoninum Bell, 1843 Pleurodema cinereum Cope, 1878 Pleurodema cordobae Valetti, Salas & Martino, 2009 Pleurodema diplolister (W. Peters, 1870) Pleurodema guayapae Barrio, 1964 Pleurodema kriegi (L. Müller, 1926) Pleurodema marmoratum (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1841) Pleurodema nebulosum (Burmeister, 1861) Pleurodema somuncurense (Cei, 1969) Pleurodema thaul (Lesson, 1827) Pleurodema tucumanum H. Parker, 1927
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