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Santa Fe : Unusual Frog

Santa Fe : Unusual Frog

Argentinian scientists have discovered a rather unusual frog named the Santa Fe frog

  • Santa Fe frog :Scientific Name: Leptodactylus laticeps
  • It is an extremely rare species found only in South American countries namely Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.
  • The frog is under threat as its habitat the Dry Chaco is cut down.
  • Grana Chaco is lowland alluvial plainin interior south-central South America.
  • It is subject to climates that vary from tropical in the north to warm-temperate in the south.
  • The Grana Chaco is a large expanse of forest and dusty plains straddling parts of Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay.
  • Conservation status
    • IUCN: Near Threatened