From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

Range Description

This species is endemic to the Pampa de Achala, Cordoba Province, Argentina, from 1,800-2,600m asl.

Habitat and Ecology

It occurs in montane grasslands and associated rocky outcrops. Adults live under rocks or in abandoned rodent holes outside the breeding season. It reproduces explosively during the first rains in November and December. Pairs spin a gelatinous nest attached to vegetation in temporary pools, or sometimes in backwater pools of streams.

Population

It is abundant within its small range, although it is seen only during the breeding season.

Population Trend

Increasing

Major Threats

Significant threats to this species have previously included extensive cattle ranching and the associated alteration of water sources. However, the recent declaration of protected areas within its range means that the future of this species now looks much more secure.

Conservation Actions

It occurs in Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito and the Reserva Hídrica Provincial de Pampa de Achala.

Citation

Esteban Lavilla, Ismael di Tada 2004. Pleurodema kriegi. In: IUCN 2012