Overview
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Vulnerable |
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Description
Habitat
Ecology: It is found mostly inside mature
forests
, but also occurs in areas near the forest edge (though it has not been recorded from anthropogenic
habitats
). It is nocturnal
, and occurs on vegetation alongside small streams
. It breeds
via direct development
.[1]
List of Habitats:1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
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:
penelopus
- Lynch and Rueda-Almonacid, 1999
- Scientific name: - Eleutherodactylus penelopus Lynch and Rueda-Almonacid, 1999
- Specific name:
penelopus
- Lynch and Rueda-Almonacid, 1999
- 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
- Acosta-Galvis, A.R. 2000. Ranas, Salamandras y Caecilias (Tetrapoda: Amphibia) de Colombia. Biota Colombiana 1(3): 289-319.
- 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.
- Lynch, J.D. and Rueda-Almonacid, J.V. 1999. New species of frogs from low and moderate elevations from the Caldas transect of the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, FÃsicas y Naturales 23(87): 307-314.
- Rueda-Almonacid, J.V. 2000. Informe Final: La herpetofauna de los "Bosques de Florencia", Caldas: Una vision integrada sobre su composicion, diversidad y relaciones ecologicas.
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.
- Castro, F., Herrera, M.I. & Lynch, J. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 28599
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663624
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663624
- IUCN ID: 56841
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 150178
Footnotes
- Castro, F., Herrera, M.I. & Lynch, J. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
