Calyptocephalella: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Calyptocephalella lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Calyptocephalella gayi
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Calyptocephalellidae

Where does the Calyptocephalella live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Calyptocephalella in 1 country or territory across South America.

Chile

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Calyptocephalella endangered?

The Calyptocephalella’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Calyptocephalella?

The Calyptocephalella (Calyptocephalella gayi) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Calyptocephalellidae, genus Calyptocephalella. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Calyptocephalella

Calyptocephalella is a genus of frogs in the family Calyptocephalellidae. It is represented by a single living species, Calyptocephalella gayi, commonly known as the helmeted water toad, Chilean helmeted bull frog, or wide-mouthed toad. Additionally, there are a few extinct species that are only known from Late Cretaceous and Paleogene fossil remains from Patagonia in South America and the Antarctic Peninsula (at times when it was warmer and wetter). The helmeted water toad living today is aquatic to semi-aquatic, and found in deep ponds and reservoirs in central Chile and possibly adjacent west-central Argentina.

This very large frog

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Calyptocephalella (revision 1350477018), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305585 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).