Physalaemus cuvieri

Physalaemus cuvieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Physalaemus
Species:
P. cuvieri
Binomial name
Physalaemus cuvieri
Fitzinger, 1826
Synonyms
  • Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, 1826
  • Physolaemus cuvieri Jan, 1857
  • Gomphobates notatus Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862 "1861"
  • Paludicola notata Peters, 1872
  • Paludicola bischoffi Boulenger, 1887
  • Paludicola neglecta Ahl, 1927
  • Physalaemus bischoffi Parker, 1927
  • Physalaemus neglecta Milstead, 1963
  • Physalaemus neglectus Cochran and Goin, 1970
  • Physalaemus neglectus neglectus Cochran and Goin, 1970

The Barker frog or Cuvier's foam froglet (Physalaemus cuvieri) is a frog. It lives in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Home

This frog is awake at night. It lives in forests, grassy places, flooded grassy places, and places where animals eat grass. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 2,000 m (0 and 6,562 ft) above sea level. Scientists have seen the frog in protected places.

Young

These frogs have young in ponds, puddles, and even cow footprints if they are full of water. The adult frog makes a nest out of bubbles for the eggs. The nest sticks to grass at the edge of the water.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. In some places, human beings change the Chaco places to make farms and get wood to use. In some places, bad chemicals from farms can burt the frogs. People also set fires to make places for cows to eat grass. In some places, people digging in the ground for gold can hurt the frog.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Barker Frog: Physalaemus cuvieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T57250A101431406. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57250A101431406.en. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Physalaemus albifrons Fitzinger, 1826". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  3. ↑ Michelle S. Koo, ed. (August 13, 2023). "Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, 1826". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 10, 2026.