Eleutherodactylus goini

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• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Vulnerable

Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: It is found in rocky habitats and in the leaf-litter of moist forest , but has not been recorded outside forest habitat. It breeds by direct development .[1]


List of Habitats:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 6Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs , mountain peaks)

Taxonomy

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.
• Estrada, A.R. and Hedges, S.B. 1997. A new species of frog from Meseta de Cabo Cruz, eastern Cuba (Leptodactylidae: Eleutherodactylus). Caribbean Journal of Science 33(3-4): 227-236.
• Hedges, S.B. 1993. Global amphibian declines: a perspective from the Caribbean. Biodiversity and Conservation 2: 290-303.
• Hedges, S.B. 1999. Distribution of amphibians in the West Indies. In: W.E. Duellman (ed.), Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians. A Global Perspective. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Hedges, S.B. 2001. Caribherp: database of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Online at: . Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
• Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R 1999. West Indian herpetoecology. In: B.I. Crother (ed.), Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles, pp. 223-226. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
• Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 2001. Responses by the West Indian herpetofauna to human-influenced resources. Caribbean Journal of Science 37: 41-54.
• Schwartz, A. 1960. Nine new Cuban frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus. Reading Pub. Mus. and Art Gallery Sci. Publ. 11: 3-50.
• Schwartz, A. and Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, Florida. xvi + 720 pp.

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.
• Hedges, B. & Díaz, L. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Hedges, B. and Díaz, L. 2004. Eleutherodactylus goini. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 28377
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663491
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663491
• IUCN ID: 29472
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 12701

Footnotes

1. Hedges, B. & Díaz, L. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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