Alsodes tumultuosus

The La Parva spiny-chest frog (Alsodes tumultuosus) is a frog.  It lives in Chile.

Home
This frog lives in cold streams with cold mountain grasses nearby. Scientists saw the frog between 1500 and 3000 meters above sea level.

Scientists saw the frog one protected place: Reserva Nacional Río Cipreses.

Young
The tadpoles swim in streams.

Threats
Scientists say this frog is in some danger of dying out. People built things for skiing and other visitors that changed the place where the frog lives. Dams for electricity could also hurt this frog. Scientists also found the fungal disease chytridiomycosis in some of these frogs.
First paper

References

Category:Frogs of South America