| Physalaemus henselii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Physalaemus |
| Species: | P. henselii |
| Binomial name | |
| Physalaemus henselii (Peters, 1872) | |
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Hensel's dwarf frog (Physalaemus henselii) is a frog. It lives in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.
This frog lives in grassy places near water. People have also seen it in places that human beings have changed, for example towns. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 750 m (0 and 2,461 ft) above sea level.
Scientists have seen the frog in protected places: Area de Manejo de Habitats y/o Especies Cerro Verde, Área de Proteção Ambiental Banhado Grande, Área de Proteção Ambiental do Ibirapuita, Parque Nacional da Lagoa do Peixe, and Reserva Biológica Lami Jose Lutzenberger.
The adult frog makes a nest out of bubbles for the eggs. The frog lays eggs from April to June, which is fall and winter in Uruguay.
Scientists from the IUCN and from Uruguay say this frog is not in danger of dying out. Some of the frogs may be in some danger from bad chemicals in the ground and water. The chemicals come from farms. In Uruguay, scientists saw the dangerous fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on some of the frogs. They think the disease chytridiomycosis could have killed the frogs in some places.
