Leptodactylus stenodema

Popoco thin-toed frog, huhukɨ, San Jose white-lipped frog, rana terrestre de Moti, or rana dedilarga popoco (Leptodactylus stenodema) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and possibly Bolivia.^[2][3][1]

Leptodactylus stenodema
Amapá. Brazil
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Leptodactylidae
Genus:	Leptodactylus
Species:	L. stenodema
Binomial name
Leptodactylus stenodema Jiménez de la Espada, 1875

Body

The adult male frog measures 83.0–99.7 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 82.0–100.3 mm. The skin of the frog's back is rose-brown, yellow-brown, or green-brown in color with small dark marks. The flanks are brown in color. The throat is gray or purple-gray or dark brown in color. The upper surfaces of the legs are gray-brown in color with lines. The iris of the eye is bronze in color on top and yellow on the bottom with a red line in between.^[3]

Names

It is called huhukɨ in the Kwaza language of Rondônia, Brazil.^[4]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are tropical rainforests, both primary and secondary. It lives on the forest floor and has been observed as high as 1200 meters above sea level. Scientists have reported it in many protected areas.^[1]

Reproduction

The frog makes a foam nest for the eggs.^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction, though in some parts of its range, it may be threatened by habitat loss associated with logging and agriculture.^[1]