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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhinodermatidae |
| Genus: | Rhinoderma |
| Species: | R. darwinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinoderma darwinii | |
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| Range in Chile in red (also occurs in adjacent southwestern Argentina) | |
Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii), also called the Southern Darwin's frog,[2] is a species of Chilean/Argentinian frog of the family Rhinodermatidae. It was discovered by Charles Darwin during his voyage on HMS Beagle.[3] 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.
Darwin’s frog is most known for its unique method of brooding. The male will facilitate development of its tadpoles inside its vocal sac. This male brooding makes Darwin’s frog distinct from other frog species (as the only other frog that has this behavior is the R. rufum, which may be extinct).
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Rhinoderma darwinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T19513A79809372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T19513A79809372.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Soto-Azat, Claudio; Valenzuela-Sánchez, Andrés; Clarke, Barry T.; Busse, Klaus; Ortiz, Juan Carlos; Barrientos, Carlos; Cunningham, Andrew A. (2013). "Is Chytridiomycosis Driving Darwin's Frogs to Extinction?". PLOS ONE. 8 (11): e79862. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079862. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3835940. PMID 24278196.
- ^ Bell, Thomas (1843). Charles Darwin (ed.). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Part V: Reptiles. London: Smith, Elder and Co. p. 48. Retrieved 1 December 2013.