Alsodes monticola
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Alsodidae |
| Genus: | Alsodes |
| Species: | A. monticola
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| Binomial name | |
| Alsodes monticola Bell, 1843
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Caccotus coppingeri Günther, 1881 | |
Alsodes monticola (common name: island spiny-chest frog) is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae. It is found in southern Chile and western Santa Cruz Province, Argentina,[2] though its presence in Argentina is disputed.[3][1] Its habitat preferences are not known, but the region of the type locality (the island of Inchy, in the Chonos Archipelago[2]) has tundra and islands of Nothofagus forest.[1]
Scientists believe that this frog breeds through larval development, like its congeners.[1]
The IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient. The specific threats it faces are not known. However, human beings rarely visit its habitat,[1] so it is unlikely that habitat disturbance from direct, local human contact poses a threat to this frog.
Original description
[edit]- Bell, T. (1843). Darwin, C. (ed.). "The Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., During the Years 1832 to 1836". Reptiles. 5. London, Smith, Elder and Co.: 1–51.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Alsodes monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T45477126A45477140. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T45477126A45477140.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Alsodes monticola Bell, 1843". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Alsodes monticola Bell, 1843". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
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