Eupsophus septentrionalis

Eupsophus septentrionalis is a frog. It lives in Chile.

Home
People find this frog in pieces of forest with Nothofagus obliqua and Nothofagus glauca plants. People find them on the dead leaves on the ground, under logs, and near streams. Scientists saw this frog between 100 and 450 meters above sea level.

Scientists saw the frog in Reserva Nacional Los Ruiles and Reserva Nacional Los Queules.

Young
The female frog lays about 200 eggs at a time. Scientists saw male and female adult frogs near holes in the dirt near streams. The holes had eggs or tadpoles in them. The adult female frog lays eggs in water-filled holes in the groud.  The tadpoles are dragged to streams, where they swim. The tadpoles do not eat.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in danger of dying out.  People change the places where the frog lives by cutting the forest into small pieces. People to get wood to burn and cut forests to make tree farms, for example pine and eucalyptus tree farms.

References

Category:Frogs of South America