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Alsodes

genus of amphibians

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 5, 2024
Entity authorityQ2600337 ↗
Source-derived summary

Alsodes is a genus of alsodid frogs found in Chile and Argentina. It is the most species-rich frog genus in Patagonia. Common name spiny-chest frogs has been coined for them.

Description

Characteristic for this genus is that during the reproductive season, adult males have thorny structures on the fingers and rounded spiny patches on the chest. Breeding takes place in high-elevation streams, and tadpoles have slow development, including overwintering under ice cover.

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The public source identifies “Alsodes” as genus of amphibians. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Alsodes, genus and amphibians.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current 72-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Alsodes, genus and amphibians providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Alsodes” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.