Olive Spiny-chest Frog
Alsodes verrucosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyAlsodidae (Patagonian Frogs)
- GenusAlsodes (Spiny-chest Frogs)
- SpeciesAlsodes verrucosus (Olive Spiny-chest Frog)
Alsodes verrucosus (common name: olive spiny-chest frog) is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae. It is found in the Andes of Chile (Cautín and Puyehue) and Neuquén and Río Negro Provinces, Argentina. These frogs inhabit temperate Nothofagus forest where they occur under logs and near damp areas. Tadpoles develop in cold, deep streams. Scientists have seen this frog between 500 and 1000 meters above sea level. People have seen this frog in one protected place: Puyehue National Park. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
Chiloe Island Ground Frog
Eupsophus calcaratus
Emilio's Ground Frog
Eupsophus emiliopugini
Marbled Wood Frog
Batrachyla antartandica
Gray Wood Frog
Batrachyla leptopus
Emerald Forest Frog
Hylorina sylvatica
Chilean Four-eyed Frog
Pleurodema thaul
Darwin's Frog
Rhinoderma darwinii
Banded Wood Frog
Batrachyla taeniata
Red-Spotted Toad
Rhinella rubropunctata
Warty Toad
Rhinella spinulosa
Pelado Mountains False Toad
Telmatobufo australis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Olive Spiny-chest Frog at Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |