Atelognathus praebasalticus

The Zapala frog  (Atelognathus praebasalticus) is a frog.  It lives in Argentina.

Home
This frog lives under rocks near streams and in narrow places with a lot of water in the air near bodies of water grassy places, dry places. This frog needs bodies of water with rocks on the bottom  and many plants. Scientists saw this frog between  1000 and 1500 meters above sea level.

Scientists have seen this frog inside a protected park, Parque Nacional Laguna Blanca, but they think it does not live there now.

Young
Scientists think that the tadpoles swim in lagoons.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in big danger of dying out. Fish from other parts of the world also eat this frog and its tadpoles. People also let sheep and other animals to eat the water plants that the frogs need.

References

Category:Frogs of South America