Chile Darwin’s frog - Rhinoderma rufum
( Philippi, 1902 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population: 0

CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Jumping Ability: (Horizontal)

Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
It has been recorded in leaf-litter in temperate mixed forests, and also in small streams surrounded by forests. Females lay their eggs in the leaf-litter. When the larvae inside the eggs begin to move, adult males ingest the eggs and incubate them in their vocal sacs, where the larvae develop until they are regurgitated into streams where metamorphosis takes place.

Range:
This species once occurred in Chile from Zapallar (Valparaíso region) to Ramadillas (Bíobío region), at elevations of 0-500 m asl (Soto-Azat et al. 2013). Its area of occurrence was 46,491 km2.

Conservation:
Conservation Actions
It is not known from any protected area, as there are none within its historical range. 

Research Needed
The species might well be extinct, but further survey work is urgently required to determine whether or not this is the case.

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