Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Alsodes verrucosus (Alsodes verrucosus), recorded as Endangered
Alsodes verrucosus (Alsodes verrucosus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Alsodes verrucosus

Alsodes verrucosus

Alsodes verrucosus is a frog in the family Alsodidae (order Anura), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Alsodes verrucosus
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Alsodidae · Alsodes

Range and habitat

It is found in the Andes of Chile (Cautín and Puyehue) and Neuquén and Río Negro Provinces, Argentina. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Alsodes verrucosus is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Alsodes verrucosus, Wikidata item Q2208754. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Alsodes verrucosus?
Alsodes verrucosus is a frog in the family Alsodidae (order Anura).
What is the conservation status of Alsodes verrucosus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Alsodes verrucosus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Alsodes verrucosus live?
It is found in the Andes of Chile (Cautín and Puyehue) and Neuquén and Río Negro Provinces, Argentina.
Why is Alsodes verrucosus in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Alsodes verrucosus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Alsodes verrucosus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.