Pseudis paradoxa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pseudis paradoxa lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pseudis paradoxa
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Hylidae

Where does the pseudis paradoxa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pseudis paradoxa in 5 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Venezuela, Godofredo Viana.

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 pseudis paradoxa endangered?

The pseudis paradoxa’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pseudis paradoxa?

The pseudis paradoxa (Pseudis paradoxa) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Hylidae, genus Pseudis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pseudis paradoxa

Pseudis paradoxa, known as the paradoxical frog or shrinking frog, is a species of hylid frog from South America. Its name refers to the very large—up to 27 cm (11 in) long—tadpole (the world's longest), which in turn "shrinks" during metamorphosis into an ordinary-sized frog, only about a quarter or third of its former length. Although the recordholder was a tadpole in Amapá that belonged to this species, others in the genus Pseudis also have large tadpoles and ordinary-sized adults.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pseudis paradoxa (revision 1343587948), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q285343 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).