Pleurodema cinereum

{{short description|Species of frog}}

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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=Pleurodema cinereum |volume=2020 |page=e.T57285A61414291 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57285A61414291.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| taxon = Pleurodema cinereum

| authority = Cope, 1878

| synonyms = Pleurodema cinerea Cope, 1878

Paludicola alpina Andersson, 1906

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Pleurodema cinereum is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in the Andes in northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, and southeastern Peru. Its common name is Juliaca four-eyed frog, after its type locality, Juliaca.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Leptodactylidae/Leiuperinae/Pleurodema/Pleurodema-cinereum |title=Pleurodema cinereum Cope, 1878 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=25 July 2015}} Pleurodema borellii is possibly a junior synonym of this species.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Leptodactylidae/Leiuperinae/Pleurodema/Pleurodema-borellii |title=Pleurodema borellii (Peracca, 1895) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=25 July 2015}}

Its natural habitats are open montane puna grasslands and semi-deciduous forests. Reproduction takes place in small permanent and temporary pools where pairs build floating foam nests. It is a common species facing no major threats.

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