Pseudis minuta

Pseudis minuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Pseudis
Species: P. minuta
Binomial name
Pseudis minuta
Günther, 1858

Pseudis minuta (common name: lesser swimming frog) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is found in northeastern Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay, and likely in Paraguay.[2] It is a very common, aquatic frog, and its natural habitats are ponds and still-water pools of slowly moving creeks. It can also thrive in rice plantations.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kwet, A.; Lavilla, E.; Faivovich, J. & Langone, J. (2004). "Pseudis minuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pseudis minuta Günther, 1858". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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