Amphibians of Argentina - Systematic List - EcoRegistros

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Argentina

Amphibians 125 - Systematic Listing

(116 speciess + 9 forms with special treatment that are not considered at the species level)

Number of records: 4.600

Last update: 24/03/2026 23:40:18

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Provinces / departments

Antártida Argentina

Buenos Aires

Catamarca

Chaco

Chubut

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Córdoba

Corrientes

Entre Ríos

Formosa

Islas del Atlántico Sur

Islas Malvinas

Jujuy

La Pampa

La Rioja

Mendoza

Misiones

Neuquén

Océano Atlántico - Aguas argentinas

Río Negro

Salta

San Juan

San Luis

Santa Cruz

Santa Fe

Santiago del Estero

Tierra del Fuego

Tucumán

Regions

Cuyo

Litoral

Noroeste

Pampeana

Patagonia

Belonging

Group

English Common Name

Scientific Name

Spanish Common Name

Portuguese Common Name

Family

Order

TOP 10 Ranking species

1) Martín Lépez 64 2) Walter Prado 38 3) Silvio Lamothe 33 4) Nicolas Olejnik 32 5) Carlos M. Grassini 30 6) Jorge La Grotteria 29 6) Eduardo Beltrocco 29 8) Marcos Augusto Lartigau 28 9) Nilo Casco 27 10) María Alejandra Sosa 26

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TOP 10 Ranking of records

1) Jorge La Grotteria 346 2) María Alejandra Sosa 306 3) Carlos M. Grassini 258 4) Silvio Lamothe 247 5) Nicolas Olejnik 223 6) Walter Prado 166 7) Martín Lépez 148 8) Román Montero 125 9) Eduardo Beltrocco 95 10) David Gustavo Vera 93

Order

Family

English Common Name

Spanish Common Name

Portuguese Common Name

Scientific Name

Belonging

Records

Chance of observation

Conservation status

Notes

1

Chthonerpeton indistinctum

Not listed

3

I

2

Southern Spiny-chest Frog

Rana Austral de Pecho Espinoso

Alsodes australis

Native

2

I

3

Tonchek Spiny-chest Frog

Rana de Pecho Espinoso del Catedral

Alsodes gargola

Native

7

II

4

Alsodes neuquensis

Native

1

I

VU

5

Pehuenche Spiny-chest Frog

Rana del Pehuenche

Alsodes pehuenche

Native

3

I

6

Olive Spiny-chest Frog

Rana Verrugosa de Pecho Espinoso

Alsodes verrucosus

Native

4

I

7

Chiloe Island Ground Frog

Rana de Ceja Larga

Eupsophus calcaratus

Native

3

I

8

Ranita de Las Correderas

Limnomedusa macroglossa

Native

4

I

9

Atelognathus reverberii

Not listed

1

I

10

Atelognathus salai

Not listed

2

I

11

Rana Selvática Esmeralda

Hylorina sylvatica

Not listed

1

I

12

Brachycephalidae

Ischnocnema henselii

Not listed

1

I

13

Sapito Panza Colorada

Melanophryniscus aff. montevidensis

Native

3

I

14

Uruguay Red Belly Toad

Sapito de Vientre Rojo

Melanophryniscus atroluteus

Native

7

II

15

Melanophryniscus devincenzi

Native

1

I

16

Sapito Panza Colorada De Ventania

Melanophryniscus diabolicus

Native

7

II

17

Melanophryniscus estebani

Native

1

I

18

Klappenbach´s Red-bellied Toad

Sapito de Colores Chaqueño

Melanophryniscus klappenbachi

Native

12

III

19

Melanophryniscus krauczuki

Native

2

I

20

Sapito Panza Colorada De Tandilia

Melanophryniscus nigricans

Native

27

III

21

Yungas Red-bellied Toad

Sapito de Panza Roja de la Yunga

Melanophryniscus rubriventris

Native

18

III

22

Melanophryniscus sp.

Not listed

1

I

23

Sapito de Colores

Melanophryniscus stelzneri

Native

31

III

24

Sapito de Tres Rayas

Nannophryne variegata

Native

10

III

25

Rhinella achalensis

Native

2

I

26

Sapo-cururu-argentino

Rhinella arenarum

Native

494

VI

27

Lesser Granulated Toad

Sapito de Jardín de Berg

Native

7

II

28

Rhinella diptycha

Native

256

VI

29

Bella Vista Toad

Rhinella dorbignyi

Native

241

VI

30

Rhinella icterica

Native

1

I

31

Native

16

III

32

Rhinella ornata

Native

6

II

33

Red-spotted Toad

Sapito del Bosque

Rhinella rubropunctata

Native

3

I

34

Sapito Yungueño

Rhinella rumbolli

Native

2

I

35

Native

7

II

36

Sapo Espinoso Andino

Rhinella spinulosa

Native

31

III

37

Humboldt´s Glass Frog

Ranita de Cristal Misionera

Vitreorana uranoscopa

Not listed

2

I

38

Escuerzo de Cranwell

Ceratophrys cranwelli

Native

13

III

39

Ornate Horned Frog

Ceratophrys ornata

Native

37

IV

40

Lesser Chini Frog

Escuerzo Enano Chaqueño

Chacophrys pierottii

Native

3

I

41

Lepidobatrachus laevis

Not listed

1

I

42

Lepidobatrachus llanensis

Not listed

2

I

43

Oreobates barituensis

Native

4

I

44

Gastrotheca gracilis

Not listed

1

I

45

Argenteohyla siemersi

Native

3

I

46

Boana albopunctata

Native

2

I

47

Native

3

I

48

Cordoba´s Tree-frog

Rana Trepadora Cordobesa

Native

54

IV

49

Blacksmith Tree-frog

Native

24

III

50

White-banded Tree-frog

Ranita del Zarzal

Boana pulchella

Native

411

VI

51

Red and Green Tree Frog

Rana Verde Pintas Rojas

Native

22

III

52

Chaco-Tree Frog

Rana Trepadora Chaqueña

Native

60

IV

53

Rioja Tree-Frog

Ranita Trepadora Riojana

Native

36

III

54

Native

1

I

55

Lesser Tree-frog

Ranita Trepadora Amarilla

Dendropsophus minutus

Native

8

II

56

Dwarf Tree-frog

Ranita Trepadora Enana

Dendropsophus nanus

Native

86

V

57

Ranita Trepadora Enana

Dendropsophus sanborni

Native

44

IV

58

Dendropsophus sp.

Native

4

I

59

Curupi Tree-frog

Rana Trepadora Curupí

Hypsiboas curupi

Not listed

2

I

60

Itapotihyla langsdorffii

Not listed

2

I

61

Uruguay Harlequin Frog

Ranita Boyadora Enana

Lysapsus limellum

Native

22

III

62

Red-rimmed Leaf Frog

Rana Mono Yungueña

Phyllomedusa boliviana

Native

2

I

63

Painted-belly Monkey Leaf Frog

Rana Mono de Vientre Pintado

Phyllomedusa sauvagii

Native

24

III

64

Hidden Walking Monkey Leaf Frog

Ranita Mono Misionera

Phyllomedusa tetraploidea

Native

11

III

65

Lesser Swimming Frog

Ranita Boyadora Chica

Native

113

VI

66

Rana Boyadora Grande

Pseudis platensis

Native

20

III

67

Mato Grosso Snouted Tree-frog

Ranita Hocicuda Chaqueña

Scinax acuminatus

Native

46

IV

68

Ranita de Pintas Naranjas

Native

9

II

69

Brown-bordered Snouted Treefrog

Scinax fuscomarginatus

Native

4

I

70

Fuscous-blotched Tree-frog

Ranita Hocicuda de Pintas Claras

Scinax fuscovarius

Native

69

IV

71

Granulated Snouted Tree-frog

Ranita Roncadora

Scinax granulatus

Native

98

V

72

Lesser Snouted Tree-frog

Ranita Hocicuda de Pecho Manchado

Native

195

VI

73

Scinax perereca

Not listed

1

I

74

Native

1

I

75

Native

11

III

76

Striped Snouted Tree-frog

Ranita Hocico de Tiburón

Scinax squalirostris

Native

57

IV

77

Trachycephalus typhonius

Native

33

III

78

Ranita de Correderas

Crossodactylus schmidti

Native

3

I

79

Leptodactylidae

Adenomera dyptix

Native

1

I

80

Batrachyla leptopus

Native

2

I

81

Rana De Bigotes

Leptodactylus apepyta

Native

2

I

82

Leptodactylus bufonius

Native

46

IV

83

Ranita Marmolada

Leptodactylus elenae

Native

7

II

84

Rana Silbadora Hocicuda

Leptodactylus fuscus

Native

19

III

85

Leptodactylus gracilis

Native

129

VI

86

Leptodactylus laticeps

Native

3

I

87

Leptodactylus latinasus

Native

417

VI

88

Leptodactylus luctator

Native

334

VI

89

Rana Criolla Chaqueña

Leptodactylus macrosternum

Native

52

IV

90

Rana de Bigotes

Leptodactylus mystacinus

Native

165

VI

91

Gray-striped Frog

Rana Rayada Gris

Leptodactylus plaumanni

Not listed

1

I

92

Leptodactylus podicipinus

Native

14

III

93

Leptodactylus sp.

Native

5

II

94

Physalaemus albonotatus

Native

94

V

95

Physalaemus biligonigerus

Native

82

V

96

Physalaemus carrizorum

Not listed

1

I

97

Physalaemus cuqui

Native

2

I

98

Ranita Ladradora

Physalaemus cuvieri

Native

4

I

99

Physalaemus fernandezae

Native

19

III

100

Physalaemus gracilis

Native

1

I

101

Rio Grande Dwarf Frog

Ranita de Río Grande

Physalaemus riograndensis

Not listed

14

III

102

Physalaemus sp.

Native

4

I

103

Rufous Four-eyed Frog

Rana de Cuatro Ojos

Pleurodema borellii

Native

10

III

104

Pleurodema bufoninum

Native

20

III

105

Pleurodema cinereum

Not listed

2

I

106

Pleurodema guayape

Native

4

I

107

Four-eyed Achala Frog

Ranita Cuatro Ojos de Achala

Pleurodema kriegi

Native

4

I

108

Escuercito Fantasma

Pleurodema nebulosum

Native

15

III

109

El Rincon Stream Frog

Rana del Valcheta

Pleurodema somuncurense

Native

5

II

110

Chilean Four-eyed Frog

Sapito de Cuatro Ojos

Pleurodema thaul

Native

10

III

111

Pleurodema tucumanum

Native

14

III

112

Ranita Enana Común

Pseudopaludicola falcipes

Native

74

V

113

Dermatonotus muelleri

Native

6

II

114

Elachistocleis bicolor

Native

63

IV

115

Elachistocleis haroi

Native

2

I

116

Odontophrynidae

Escuercito Común Argentino

Odontophrynus americanus

Native

11

III

117

Escuercito Común

Odontophrynus asper

Native

135

VI

118

Odontophrynus cordobae

Native

5

II

119

Odontophrynus lavillai

Native

4

I

120

Odontophrynus sp.

Native

2

I

121

Proceratophrys bigibbosa

Native

1

I

122

Phyllomedusidae

Earless Monkey Leaf Frog

Ranita Mono Chaqueña

Pithecopus azureus

Native

23

III

123

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Exotic

8

II

124

Confused Robber Frog

Ranita De La Hojarasca Confundida

Oreobates berdenemos

Native

1

I

125

Telmatobius marmoratus

Not listed

1

I

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