Eleutherodactylus emleni

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• Notes

Overview

Critically Endangered

Description

Habitat

Ecology: The preferred habitat of this species is premontane and lower montane moist forest . It occurs in leaf-litter, and has been collected along streams and in a citrus grove away from streams. Reproduction occurs by direct development .[1]


List of Habitats:1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 14.3Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Eleutherodactylus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 826 species and subspecies 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.
• Campbell, J.A. and Savage, J.M. 2000. Taxonomic reconsideration of Middle American frogs of the Eleutherodactylus rugulosus group (Anura: Leptodactylidae): A reconnaissance of subtle nuances among frogs. Herpetological Monographs 14: 186-292.
• McCranie, J.R. and Wilson, L.D. 2002. The Amphibians of Honduras. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA.

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.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Wilson, L.D. & McCranie, R. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 28335
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663462
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663462
• IUCN ID: 56579
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 149805

Footnotes

1. Wilson, L.D. & McCranie, R. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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