Leptodactylus cupreus

Leptodactylus cupreus is a frog.  It lives in Venezuela.

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This frog lives in forests. People see it near ponds with many plants that grow on of other plants. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 1700 meters above sea level.

Scientists have seen these frogs in protected places: PARES da Serra do Brigadeiro, PARMU do Monte Mochuara, and RPPN Estacao Veracel.

Young
The male frog sits under a plant and calls to the female frogs. The female frog puts her eggs a nest made of bubbles in a hole underground. When the rain falls and fills the hole with water, the tadpoles swim out.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not some danger of dying out. In some places, it is in some danger because people cut down many trees to make farms, tree farms, and places for animals to eat grass.

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Category:Frogs of South America