Escuercito

Taxobox
name = Escuercito


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Leptodactylidae
genus = "Chacophrys"
species = "C. pierottii"
binomial = "Chacophrys pierottii"
binomial_authority = (Vellard, 1948)
synonyms =

The Escuercito ("Chacophrys pierottii") is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is monotypic within the genus "Chacophrys".It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and intermittent freshwater marshes.It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Aquino, L., De la Riva, I., Reichle, S., di Tada, I. & Lavilla, E. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/56343/all Chacophrys pierottii] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 22 July 2007.