%0 Journal Article
%T First record of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) in Mendoza province, Argentina
%A Sanabria
%A Eduardo
%A Debandi
%A Guillermo
%A Quiroga
%A Lorena
%A Mart¨ªnez
%A Flavio
%J Cuadernos de Herpetolog¨ªa
%D 2011
%I Asociaci¨®n Herpetol¨®gica Argentina
%X We discovered a well established population of L. catesbeianus in Mendoza province, San Carlos department, Capiz locality (33¡ã41'11"S, 68¡ã59'09" W; elevation: 920 m) and other nearby localities at Tunuy¨¢n department. This record extends the distribution range of this species 270 km S-SE from Calingasta, San Juan, and 400km W-SW from Villa Dolores, C¨®rdoba. The region is part of the Monte phytogeographic province, which is characterized by an arid climate with mean annual temperature of 17.7oC (mean annual minimum and maximum: -1.4 and 38.0oC, respectively) and mean annual rainfall of 331.2 mm, which occurs mainly in summer.
%K Lithobates
%K Mendoza
%K invasion
%U http://www.aha.org.ar/es/cuadherpetol/first-record-of-the-american-bullfrog-lithobates-catesbeianus-shaw-1802-in-mendoza-province-argentina.pdf