Batrachyla nibaldoi
| Batrachyla nibaldoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Batrachylidae |
| Genus: | Batrachyla |
| Species: | B. nibaldoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Batrachyla nibaldoi Formas, 1997 | |
Batrachyla nibaldoi is a species of frog in the Batrachylidae family found in Chile and possibly Argentina. Its natural habitats are valleys in temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and swamps. Eggs are laid under rocks and moss and when rain floods, larvae develop in the water.
The population is unknown but was found to be abundant from two localities in 1999; the distribution may be more widespread than currently known. It is known from Puente Traihuanca, Laguna San Rafael National Park and Kent and Melchor Island. It is threatened by the introduced American mink but the frog is known from two protected areas.
References
- Veloso, A., Núñez, H. & Díaz-Paéz, H. 2004. Batrachyla nibaldoi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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