Alsodes

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Alsodes
File:Alsodes verrucosus.jpg
Alsodes verrucosus from Volcan Calbuco in southern Chile
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Alsodidae
Genus: Alsodes
Bell, 1843
Type species
Alsodes monticola
Bell, 1843
Species

19, see text.

Alsodes is a genus of alsodid frogs found in Chile and Argentina.[1] It is the most species-rich frog genus in Patagonia.[2] Common name spiny-chest frogs has been coined for them.[3]

Description

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Characteristic for this genus is that during the reproductive season, adult males have thorny structures on the fingers and rounded spiny patches on the chest.[4] Breeding takes place in high-elevation streams, and tadpoles have slow development, including overwintering under ice cover.[5]

Species

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There are 19 species in the genus:[1][6]

References

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