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Alsodes pehuenche

(Alsodes pehuenche)

Description

Alsodes pehuenche (common name: Pehuenche spiny-chest frog) is a species of frog in the Alsodidae family. It is endemic to Pehuenche Valley in the Andes of southern Mendoza Province, Argentina, and the adjacent Chile. At the time of the assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2012 (published 2013), the species was known from six streams (five in Argentina and one in Chile) in an area encompassing some 9 km². A study published in 2013 extended the known range a few kilometers west and included another Chilean stream.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Alsodidae
Genus:Alsodes
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