northern Argentina. It also occurs in a number of preserved areas. For all these reasons, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". References podicipinus Amphibians of Argentina Amphibians of Bolivia Amphibians of Brazil Amphibians of Paraguay Amphibians of Uruguay Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope Amphibians described in 1862 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot