Leptodactylus latinasus (common name: oven frog, in Spanish urnero) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in the Gran Chaco of northern Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay and east and south to southern Brazil and Uruguay.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical grasslands near waterbodies. It tolerates anthropogenic disturbance well. It breeds in underground chambers. This abundant and adaptable species is not facing any important threats.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. latinasus
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| Leptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875
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Leptodactylus prognathus Boulenger, 1888 | |
It is now known to have kneecaps, a feature previously unknown in amphibians and thought to have evolved in different taxonomic classes, the reptile and the mammal.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Esteban Lavilla, Ronald Heyer, Axel Kwet, Jose Langone (2004). "Leptodactylus latinasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57139A11590252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57139A11590252.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ Virginia Abdala; et al. (Jul 2017). "On the presence of the patella in frogs". The Anatomical Record. 300 (10): 1747–1755. doi:10.1002/ar.23629. PMID 28667673.
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