Atelognathus praebasalticus (Cei and Roig, 1968)

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Batrachylidae > Genus: Atelognathus > Species: Atelognathus praebasalticus

Telmatobius praebasalticus Cei and Roig, 1968, Physis, Buenos Aires, 27: 275. Holotype: IBAUNC 1845/6, by original designation. Type locality: "Laguna del Teru, Zapala, Neuquén", Argentina.

Alsodes praebasalticusGallardo, 1970, Neotropica, 16: 73-85.

Telmatobius praebasalticusBarrio, 1970, Physis, Buenos Aires, 30: 331-341.

Telmatobius praebasalticus praebasalticusCei, 1972, Physis, Buenos Aires, 31: 434.

Telmatobius praebasalticus agilis Cei, 1972, Physis, Buenos Aires, 31: 434. Holotype: IBAUNC 2124/5, by original designation. Type locality: "Laguna Chica de Casa de Piedra, Espinazo del Zorro, m. 1500, Neuquén", Argentina.

Telmatobius praebasalticus luisi Cei, 1972, Physis, Buenos Aires, 31: 437. Holotype: IBAUNC 2126/2, by original designation. Type locality: "laguna Overa, Catán Lil, m 1200, Neuquén", Argentina.

Telmatobius praebasalticus dobeslawi Cei, 1972, Physis, Buenos Aires, 31: 439. Holotype: IBAUNC 2130/1, by original designation. Type locality: "laguna del Piojo, . . . Barda Santo Tomás, m 1100, Neuquén", Argentina.

Atelognathus praebasalticusLynch, 1978, Occas. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 72: 1-57.

Atelognathus praebasalticus agilisCei, 1987, Monit. Zool. Ital., N.S., Suppl., 21: 232. Lavilla, 1994 "1992", Acta Zool. Lilloana, 42: 78.

Atelognathus praebasalticus dobeslawiCei, 1987, Monit. Zool. Ital., N.S., Suppl., 21: 232. Lavilla, 1994 "1992", Acta Zool. Lilloana, 42: 78.

Atelognathus praebasalticus luisiCei, 1987, Monit. Zool. Ital., N.S., Suppl., 21: 232. Lavilla, 1994 "1992", Acta Zool. Lilloana, 42: 78.

Common Names

Zapala Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 70).

Distribution

Northwestern Patagonia in Neuquén Province, Argentina, 1000-1500 m elevation.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Argentina

Endemic: Argentina

Comment

See accounts (as Telmatobius praebasalticus subspecies) by Cei, 1980, Monit. Zool. Ital., N.S., Monogr., 2: 234-243. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 295.

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