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CORALLINE FROG Leptodactylus laticeps CHACO
A fantastically-coloured frog, his red blotches actually act as a warning of his unpalatability - aposematic colouration. A large species, he spends the day underground in vizcachera or rodent burrows and emerges at night to hunt smaller frogs. This species is endemic to the dry Chaco.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPANF176PH) Adult lateral, High Chaco (José Luis Cartes undated).
FIGURE 2 - (FPANF177PH) Adult frontal, Near Loma Plata, Departamento Boquerón (Sjeff Ollers October 2009).
FIGURE 3 - (FPANF583PH) Adult lateral, Loma Plata, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 4 - (FPANF584PH) Same individual as (FPANF583PH) dorsal (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 5 - (FPANF585PH) Same individual as (FPANF583PH) ventral (Paul Smith November 2012).
VIDEO A - (FPANF586VI) Same individual as (FPANF583PH) male singing (Paul Smith November 2012).
VIDEO B - (FPANF579VI) Adult, 16km E of La Gerenza´i, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith September 2012).
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Leptodactylus laticeps Click the link to hear the call.
1 (FPANF657RE) call recorded Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2013). 
In this cut you can also here the very similar call of Leptodactylus bufonius at the beginning. L. Laticeps is responsible for the deeper, less rapid notes.