Pseudis minuta (Information about this image)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Hylidae
Subfamilia: Pseudinae
Genus: Pseudis
Species: Pseudis minuta
Name
Pseudis minuta Günther, 1858
Type locality: "Maldonado, República del Uruguay".
Holotype: BM 1947.2.25.96 (formerly 1934.9.1.26).
Synonyms
Pseudis minuta Günther, 1858
Lysapsus mantidactyla Cope, 1862
Pseudis brasiliensis Peters, 1863
Pseudis mantidactyla — Boulenger, 1882
Pseudis meridionalis Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926
Pseudis minutus — Savage and Carvalho
Lysapsus mantidactylus — Gallardo, 1961
Podonectes minutus — Garda and Cannatella, 2007
References
Günther, 1858, Arch. Naturgesch., 24: 319.
Garda and Cannatella, 2007, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 44: 104.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Pseudis minuta . Accessed on 16 Apr 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pseudis minuta (Least Concern) Downloaded on 16 April 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Lesser Swimming Frog
Pseudis minuta (common name: lesser swimming frog) is a species of aquatic frog in the family Hylidae.[1][2] It is found in northeastern Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil, and is likely to be found in southern Paraguay.[2]
Description
Males measure 24–39 mm (0.9–1.5 in) and females 39–51 mm (1.5–2.0 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is truncate in lateral profile. The fingers are slender. Hind limbs are relatively long and slender. Dorsal coloration is light green or brownish, usually with small dark blotches; sometimes a distinct light middorsal band is present. A light longitudinal stripe runs through most of the flank. The thighs have usually three distinct stripes.[3]
Males call mostly during the night, floating on the water surface and holding to vegetation. They may also call from leaves of water hyacinths, with body completely out of water. The call repertoire consists of an advertisement call and two different aggressive calls. Male–male agonistic interactions involve both advertisement and aggressive calls, and may also involve wrestling.[4]
Habitat and conservation
Pseudis minuta is a very common, aquatic frog found in ponds and still-water pools of slowly moving creeks at elevations below 500 m (1,600 ft) above sea level. It can also thrive in rice plantations. There are no known major threats, at it even appears to tolerate environments (i.e., rice plantations) that receive heavy doses of pesticides. It is present in several protected areas.[1]
References
Axel Kwet, Esteban Lavilla, Julian Faivovich, Jose Langone (2004). "Pseudis minuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55903A11385301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55903A11385301.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Pseudis minuta Günther, 1858". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
Kwet, Axel (2000). "The genus Pseudis (Anura: Pseudidae) in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, with description of a new species". Amphibia-Reptilia. 21 (1): 39–55. doi:10.1163/156853800507264.
Zank, Caroline; Di-Bernardo, Marcos; Lingnau, Rodrigo; Colombo, Patrick; Fusinatto, Luciana A. & da Fonte, Luis F. M. (April 2008). "Calling activity and agonistic behavior of Pseudis minuta Günther, 1858 (Anura, Hylidae, Hylinae) in the Reserva Biológica do Lami, Porto Alegre, Brazil". South American Journal of Herpetology. 3 (1): 51–57. doi:10.2994/1808-9798(2008)3[51:CAAABO]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 86723049.
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