Eupsophus insularis

The Mocha Island ground frog  (Eupsophus insularis) is a frog.  It lives in Chile. It lives on Isla Mocha and on the mainland nearby.

Home
This frog lives in forests with water in the air. People find these frogs under logs. Scientists saw this frog between 20 and 250 meters above sea level.

Scientists have seen this frog inside one protected park:  Isla Mocha Reserve.

Young
The female frog lays eggs in small holes in the ground on the sides of hills. The tadpoles do not eat any food.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in very big danger of dying out. Human beings change the places where the frog lives to get firewood and make places for cows to eat grass. Rats and dogs may kills this frog. Scientists say human beings brought cats to the island, but they do not know if the cats kill the frog.

First paper

References

Category:Frogs of South America