''Eupsophus emiliopugini'' is a species of frog in the family

Alsodidae The Alsodidae are a small family of frogs from South America between Patagonia and southern Brazil. It contains 30 species in three genera. This family, along with several other families, used to be included in the family Leptodactylidae. It was ...

. It is found in the temperate '' Nothofagus'' forests of Chile between 40°50'S and 45°20'S, and in the

Lago Puelo National Park The Lago Puelo National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Lago Puelo) is a national park of Argentina, located in the northwest of the province of Chubut, in the Patagonia region of South America. It has an area of . It was created to protect its scenic ...

, Chubut Province, Argentina. The

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''emiliopugini'' honors Professor Emilio Pugín, for "his contribution to knowledge of the reproductive biology and development of the Chilean frogs". Common name Emilio's ground frog has been coined for the species.

Description

Adult males measure and females in snout–vent length. Newly metamorphosed froglets measure . The head is wider than it is long. The tympanum is distinct, and there is a well-developed supra-tympanic fold. The limbs are slender. Webbing is absent. Skin is smooth. The dorsal ground color is grayish brown to leaden. There is a lemon-yellow vertebral line and an olive-green band between the eyes. Sometimes there are bright yellowish reticulations on the thighs. The belly is whitish; mature males have bright orange gular area.

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are humid forests near cold streams from near sea level to

above sea level Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''. The comb ...

. Adults can be found under logs or in small holes at the edges of streams. Males call from small holes at day. Females lay their eggs inside the holes; the free-swimming tadpoles develop in these water-filled cavities on the ground. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by fires and plantation of exotic trees for forestry. It occurs in the

in Argentina.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2237585 emiliopugini Amphibians of Patagonia Amphibians of Argentina Amphibians of Chile Amphibians described in 1989 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot