Alsodes laevis (Philippi, 1902)
Telmatobius laevis Philippi, 1902, Supl. Batr. Chil. Descr. Hist. Fis. Polit. Chile: 43. Syntypes: MNHNC (2 specimens) according to the original publication; one of these now FMNH 9978 (on exchange from MNHNC according to Schmidt, 1928, Rev. Chilena Hist. Nat., 32: 103). Type locality: "Potrero", Chile (=? Potrero Grande, near Santiago, Chile). Cei, 1962, Batr. Chile: 63, noted that the type locality had not been located with certainty.
Alsodes laevis — Lynch, 1978, Occas. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 72: 50.
English Names
Potrero Spiny-chest Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 70).
Distribution
Known only from the type locality (Potrero, Chile).
Comment
Not collected since description according to Cuevas and Formas, 2005, Amphibia-Reptilia, 26: 40.
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