''Dermatonotus'' is a genus of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

s in the family

Microhylidae The Microhylidae, commonly known as narrow-mouthed frogs, are a geographically widespread family of frogs. The 683 species are in 63 genera and 11 subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family. Evolution A molecular phylo ...

. It is

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

, being represented by the single species, ''Dermatonotus muelleri'', commonly known as Muller's termite frog. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. ''Dermatonotus muelleri'' has a stout body, reaching about in snout–vent length. Females are larger than males. It lives below ground, feeding on

termite Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes (eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blattode ...

s. It is an explosive breeder. ''Dermatonotus muelleri'' is locally abundant, but it is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

in parts of its range. It is sometimes collected for international pet trade.

References

Microhylidae Monotypic amphibian genera Amphibians described in 1885 Amphibians of Argentina Amphibians of Bolivia Frogs of Brazil Amphibians of Paraguay Taxa named by Oskar Boettger Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Microhylidae-stub