Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Batrachyla Higher classification Batrachyla | Phylum Chordata Family Batrachylidae Scientific name Batrachyla nibaldoi Rank Species | |
Similar Batrachyla, Amphibians, Frog, Alsodes monticola, Batrachyla taeniata | ||
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.
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