Eupsophus

Eupsophus is a group of frogs in the family Alsodidae.  People call them ground frogs in English. These frogs live in Patagonia (Chile and Argentina). Eupsophus is the second largest group of frogs in Patagonia. These frogs only live in the forests in southern Patagonia.

Young
In most species, the tadpoles do not eat and grow in water in small hollows in the forest floor or in holes at the ends of water-filled tunnels. Male frogs call from inside holes that they have dug and sometimes fight each other. The male frogs also watch the eggs until they hatch and stay near the tadpoles after they hatch. The male frogs lose weight while they do this.

Species
There are ten species in this genus:
 Eupsophus altor Nuñez, Rabanal, and Formas, 2012
 Eupsophus calcaratus (Günther, 1881)
 Eupsophus contulmoensis Ortiz, Ibarra-Vidal, and Formas, 1989
 Eupsophus emiliopugini Formas, 1989
 Eupsophus insularis (Philippi, 1902)
 Eupsophus migueli Formas, 1978
 Eupsophus nahuelbutensis Ortiz and Ibarra-Vidal, 1992
 Eupsophus roseus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
 Eupsophus septentrionalis Ibarra-Vidal, Ortiz, and Torres-Pérez, 2004
 Eupsophus vertebralis Grandison, 1961

References

Category:Frogs of South America