Characteristics: Small species measuring some 20mm in length. Its head is rather small, with white stripes on its anterior area. The predominant dorsal coloration is brown to black, with several white spots.

Distribution: Bolivia, Uruguay and Brazil, where it occurs in almost all regions.

Habitat: Open formations, in savannas, field to forest formations on the edges of riparian and gallery forests, lakes, ponds, rivers, creeks, wetlands and swamps with plant coverage.

Habits: Crepuscular, nocturnal, and fossorial (they bury themselves), in wet, swamped, sandy, and muddy soils.

Diet: Predominantly termites and ants.

Breeding: Oviparous, and reproduction occurs during a very short period of the year (a few days), immediately after heavy summer rains. Males vocalize submerged on the banks of permanent or temporary ponds or even floating on the surface of the water. The males' vocalization is quite loud (in volume) and can be confused for crickets or grasshoppers.

UFRA: Species found only in Wetlands with herbaceous plants, and its sightings were associated only with periods of heavy rainfall in the summer.