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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