Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, 1826 is a animal in the Leptodactylidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, 1826

Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, 1826

Physalaemus cuvieri is a Leptodactylidae frog found in South America, threatened by ongoing habitat loss.

Genus
Physalaemus
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, 1826

Physalaemus cuvieri is a species of frog that belongs to the family Leptodactylidae. This species is confirmed to be present in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, and its presence is possible but unconfirmed in Bolivia, Guyana, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. Physalaemus cuvieri is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) pseudoseisura, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Leptodactylidae Physalaemus

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