Description
Habitat
Ecology: This is a terrestrial
, nocturnal
frog
inhabiting montane
tepui forest
. Specimens have been found at night on low vegetation. Its breeding habits are unknown, although it presumably breeds
by direct development
.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer Von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Bufonoidea
()
- Family:
Leptodactylidae
()
- Werner, 1896 (1838)
- Subfamily:
Eleutherodactylinae
()
- Genus:
Eleutherodactylus
()
- Duméril & Bibron, 1841
- Specific name:
avius
- Myers and Donnelly, 1997
- Scientific name: - Eleutherodactylus avius Myers and Donnelly, 1997
- Specific name:
avius
- Myers and Donnelly, 1997
- Genus:
Eleutherodactylus
(
- Subfamily:
Eleutherodactylinae
(
- Family:
Leptodactylidae
(
- Superfamily:
Bufonoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Eleutherodactylus
There are approximately 826 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
E. aaptus · E. abbotti · E. acatallelus · E. acerus · E. achatinus · E. acmonis (Ranita) · E. actinolaimus · E. actites · E. acuminatus · E. acutirostris · E. adamastus · E. adelus · E. adercus · E. aemulatus · E. affinis · E. agusti · E. alalocophus · E. alberchi · E. albericoi · E. albilabris · E. albipes · E. alcoae · E. alfredi (Alfred's Rain Frog) · E. altae (Coral-Spotted Rain Frog) · E. altamazonicus · E. alticola · E. amadeus · E. amniscola · E. amphicerus · E. amplinympha · E. anatipes · E. anciano · E. andi · E. andicola · E. andrewsi · E. anemerus · E. angelicus · E. angustidigitorum · E. angustilineata · E. aniptopalmatus · E. anolirex · E. anomalus · E. anotis · E. anthrax · E. antillensis (Antillean Coqui) · E. anzuetoi · E. aphanus · E. apiculatus · E. apostates · E. appendiculatus · E. araiodactylus · E. ardalonychus · E. areolatus · E. armstrongi · E. ashkapara · E. atkinsi (Ranita) · E. atrabracus · E. atratus · E. audanti · E. augusti (Eastern Barking Frog) · E. augusti cactorum (Western Barking Frog) · E. augusti latrans (Eastern Barking Frog) · E. aurantiguttatus · E. aureolineatus · E. auriculatoides · E. auriculatus · E. aurilegulus · E. avicuporum · E. avius · E. azueroensis · E. babax · E. bacchus · E. baiotis · E. bakeri · E. bakeri heminota · E. balionotus · E. barlagnei · E. bartonsmithi (Ranita) · E. baryecuus · E. batrachites · E. batrachylus · E. bearsei · E. beatae · E. beebei · E. bellona · E. berkenbuschi · E. berkenbuschii · E. bernali · E. bicolor · E. bicumulus · E. bilineatus · E. binotatus · E. biporcatus · E. biporcatus megacephalus · E. bipunctatus · E. bisignatus · E. blairhedgesi · E. blairi · E. bockermanni · E. boconoensis
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Further Reading
- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Barrio Amorós, C.L. 2004. Amphibians of Venezuela Systematic List, Distribution and References, An Update. Rev. Ecol. Lat. Am 9(3): 1-48.
- Barrio, C. 1998. Sistemática y Biogeografía de los Anfibios (Amphibia) de Venezuela. Acta Biologica Venezuelica 18(2): 1-93.
- Myers, C.W. and Donnelly, M.A. 1997. A tepui herpetofauna on a granitic mountain (Tamacuari) in the borderland between Venezuela and Brazil: report from the Phipps Tapirapecó expedition. American Museum Novitates 3213: 1-71.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 21, 2007.
- Manzanilla, J. & La Marca, E. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 28200
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663383
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663383
- IUCN ID: 56444
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 149699
Footnotes
- Manzanilla, J. & La Marca, E. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
