Loreto White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus rhodomystax

"Leptodactylus rhodomystax" is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in the Guianas through northern and central Brazil to Amazonian Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, and possibly in Venezuela where most if not all records represent misidentifications of "Leptodactylus riveroi".
Loreto White-lipped Frog (Leptodactylus rhodomystax) Concesion Villa Ana, Madre de Dios, Peru. Oct 28, 2023 Geotagged,Leptodactylus rhodomystax,Peru,Spring

Appearance

"Leptodactylus rhodomystax" are small frogs: the two syntypes measured 25 mm in snout–vent length.

Habitat

"Leptodactylus rhodomystax" in found in leaf-litter on forest floor and in swamps in tropical rainforest as well as on the edges of clearings and in more open areas in forest. It breeds in semi-permanent waterbodies.

Reproduction

"Leptodactylus rhodomystax" is not very choosy about breeding sites and uses many types of temporary and semi-permanent pools. Males call from within holes in the ground. They seem not to form choruses, and usually only one or few males can be heard calling at a particular site. Eggs are laid in foam nests.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyLeptodactylidae
GenusLeptodactylus
SpeciesL. rhodomystax
Photographed in
Peru