Odontophrynus reigi

Odontophrynus reigi is a frog.  It lives in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.

Body
The adult male frog is 40.3 to 55.8 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 46.5 to 57.4 mm long. This frog hides most of its body underground when it is not looking for food. Scientists think this frog is good at living in places that human beings have changed.

Name
Scientists named this frog for a scientist, Osvaldo Alfredo Reig.

Home
Scientists saw the frog in grassy places and in forests.

Young
This frog has many young at the same time. It has young after heavy rain. The male frog sits next to the water and calls to the female frog. The female frog puts eggs in ponds that dry up for part of the year.

References

Category:Frogs of South America