Leptodactylus melanonotus

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Leptodactylus melanonotus
In Oaxaca, Mexico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Leptodactylus
Species:
L. melanonotus
Binomial name
Leptodactylus melanonotus
(Hallowell, 1861)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cystignathus melanonotus Hallowell, 1861 "1860"
  • Cystignathus echinatus Brocchi, 1877
  • Cystignathus microtis Cope, 1879
  • Cystignathus perlaevis Cope, 1879
  • Leptodactylus echinatus Brocchi, 1881
  • Leptodactylus melanonotus Brocchi, 1881
  • Leptodactylus microtis Boulenger, 1882
  • Leptodactylus perlaevis Boulenger, 1882
  • Leptodactylus occidentalis Taylor, 1937 "1936"

Leptodactylus melanonotus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.[2][3]

Habitat

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches. Scientists observed the frog as high as 1300 meters above sea level.[2][1]

Scientists have observed the frog in many protected places: Meseta de Cacaxtla protected area, Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve,Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve, El Veladero National Park, Lagunas de Chacahua National Parks, Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Laguna de Términos reserve, and Balaan Kaax reserve.[1]

Reproduction

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The frog digs a burrow and builds a nest out of bubbles for its eggs. If the burrow fails to flood or becomes too dry, the female frog will dig a channel to a nearby body of water.[1]

Threats

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The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction. Possible threats include chemicals sprayed from airplanes.[1]

  • Chiapas, Mexico
    Chiapas, Mexico
  • Oaxaca, Mexico
    Oaxaca, Mexico
  • Sabinal Frog (Leptodactylus melanonotus) Municipality of Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico (3 June 2004).
    Sabinal Frog (Leptodactylus melanonotus) Municipality of Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico (3 June 2004).

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Leptodactylus melanonotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T57144A53968833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T57144A53968833.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. "Leptodactylus melanonotus (Cope, 1867)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  3. ^ Michelle S. Koo, ed. (August 10, 2025). "Leptodactylus melanonotus (Cope, 1867)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 3, 2025.


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