Darwin's Frog
Rhinoderma darwinii
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Amphibians
Darwin's frog, also called the Southern Darwin's frog, is a species of frog of the family Rhinodermatidae. It was discovered by Charles Darwin during his voyage on HMS Beagle on a trip to Chile. In 1841, French zoologist André Marie Constant Duméril and his assistant Gabriel Bibron described and named Darwin's frog. The diet of R. darwinii consists mostly of herbivore invertebrates. R. darwinii is currently classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhinodermatidae
- Genus
- Rhinoderma