Alsodes vanzolinii

Alsodes vanzolinii is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae.

Alsodes vanzolinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Alsodidae
Genus: Alsodes
Species:
A. vanzolinii
Binomial name
Alsodes vanzolinii
Synonyms
  • Eupsophus vanzolinii
    Donoso-Barros, 1974

Geographic range

A. vanzolinii is endemic to the western slopes of the Nahuelbuta Range, Arauco Province, Chile.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of A. vanzolinii are temperate forests and rivers.[1]

Conservation status

A. vanzolinii is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Etymology

The specific name vanzolinii honors Paulo Vanzolini, a Brazilian herpetologist and composer.[2]

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Alsodes vanzolinii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T932A79808564. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T932A79808564.en. Downloaded on 20 July 2019.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. pp. 346–347. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.

Further reading

  • Donoso-Barros R (1974). "Nuevos reptiles y anfibios de Chile ". Boletin de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción 48: 217–229. (Eupsophus vanzolinii, new species, pp. 226–228, Figure 9). (in Spanish).


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