Alsodes gargola

Alsodes gargola is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae known by the common name Tonchek spiny-chest frog.[1] It is endemic to Argentina, where it occurs in northern Patagonia.[1]

Alsodes gargola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Alsodidae
Genus: Alsodes
Species:
A. gargola
Binomial name
Alsodes gargola
Gallardo, 1970
Synonyms

Alsodes gargola ssp. neuquensis Cei, 1976

This is a semiaquatic frog living around alpine lakes and streams. It overwinters for 8 months of the year and the tadpoles overwinter beneath the ice and snow.[1] The species is threatened by exotic trout, but the populations are probably not yet in decline.[1]

The Alsodes gargola frogs and tadpoles have the ability to tolerate and adapt to low conductivity water and extreme overwintering conditions. This indicates that Alsodes gargola could have the highest tolerance to overwintering compared to other frogs, from May to December in the alpine.

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Alsodes gargola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T45477278A45477314. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T45477278A45477314.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

    Further reading
    • Logares, R. and Úbeda, C.A. 2006. First insights into the overwintering biology of Alsodes gargola frogs and tadpoles in harsh Andean-Patagonian alpine environments. Amphibia-Reptilia 27: 263–267.
    • Logares, R. and Úbeda, C.A. (2004): Alsodes gargola (Rana del Catedral). Overwintering Tadpoles. Herpetological Review 35: 368–369.
    • Logares, R., & Úbeda, C. (2006). First insights into the overwintering biology of Alsodes gargola frogs and tadpoles inhabiting harsh Andean-Patagonian alpine environments. Amphibia-Reptilia, 27(2), 263-267.
    • Baffico, G., & Úbeda, C. (2006). Larval diet of the frog Alsodes gargola (Leptodactylidae: Telmatobiinae) and some ecological considerations on its role in alpine and mountain aquatic environments in Patagonia. Amphibia-Reptilia, 27(2), 161-168.


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.