About Leptodactylus rhodomystax Boulenger, 1884
Leptodactylus rhodomystax, described by Boulenger in 1884, has common names the Loreto white-lipped frog and the rose-lipped thin-toed frog. It is a species of frog belonging to the family Leptodactylidae. Its confirmed distribution ranges across the Guianas (French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname), through northern and central Brazil, to Amazonian Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador. Possible occurrence in Venezuela has been reported, but most if not all existing records from this country are misidentifications of Leptodactylus riveroi. This is a small species of frog. The two syntypes of this species measured 25 mm (0.98 in) in snout–vent length. Its habitat includes leaf-litter on the forest floor, swamps within tropical rainforest, the edges of clearings, and more open areas within forest. This frog breeds in semi-permanent waterbodies. It is not selective about breeding sites, and will use many types of temporary and semi-permanent pools. Males call from inside ground holes. They do not appear to form calling choruses, and usually only one or just a few males can be heard calling at any single site. Eggs of this species are laid in foam nests.
