#Environment #prelims #species_in_news 🔘Santa Fe Frog Argentinian scientists have discovered a rather unusual frog named the Santa Fe frog About ◾️Santa Fe frog :Scientific Name: Leptodactylus laticeps. ◾️It is an extremely rare species found only in South American countries namely Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. ◾️The frog is under threat as its habitat the Dry Chaco is cut down. ◾️Grana Chaco is lowland alluvial plainin interior south-central South America. ◾️It is subject to climates that vary from tropical in the north to warm-temperate in the south. ◾️The Grana Chaco is a large expanse of forest and dusty plains straddling parts of Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. ◾️Conservation status IUCN: Near Threatened
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