Scientific name Alsodes Higher classification Telmatobiinae Order Frog | Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Alsodes nodosus, Alsodes montanus, Alsodes pehuenche, Alsodes monticola, Alsodes vanzolinii | ||
Alsodes is a genus of alsodid frogs found in Chile and Argentina. It is the most species-rich frog genus in Patagonia. Common name spiny-chest frogs has been coined for them.
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Description
Characteristic for this genus is that during the reproductive season, adult males have thorny structures on the fingers and rounded spiny patches on the chest. Breeding takes place in high-elevation streams, and tadpoles have slow development, including overwintering under ice cover.
Species
There are 18 species in the genus:
References
Alsodes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA