Eleutherodactylus dolomedes

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Eleutherodactylus dolomedes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Subgenus: Euhyas
Species:
E. dolomedes
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus dolomedes
Hedges and Thomas, 1992 [2]

Eleutherodactylus dolomedes (common names: Hispaniolan ventriloquial frog, [3] [4] Hedge's [ sic ] robber frog, [5] Hedges' robber frog [6] ) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to the Massif de la Hotte, Haiti. [5]

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Description

The type series consists of three adult males that measure 18.7–21.6 mm (0.74–0.85 in) in snout–vent length; the heaviest specimen weighs 0.92 grams (0.03 oz). The snout is subacuminate and short. The tympanum is small and round. All fingers and toes have expanded tips but no webbing. Skin is dorsally and laterally moderately tuberculate; the venter grades from being smooth anteriorly to tuberculate posteriorly. The dorsal ground color is orange-brown or orange-tan. There is one scapular and one midbody brown, ill-defined chevron. Narrow, light, dorsolateral stripes may be present. Limbs are marked with gray bars. Males have a single, external vocal sac. [2]

The male advertisement call is ventriloquial and emitted at long intervals (about two minutes), making it difficult to find the calling frog. The call itself is a rapid, seven-note, high-pitched series of "chirps", with the dominant frequency of about 4.7 kHz. [2]

Habitat and conservation

Eleutherodactylus dolomedes is an arboreal species inhabiting high-elevation cloud forest at an elevation of 1,120 m (3,670 ft) above sea level. [1] The types were found at night when they were calling in trees some 2–3 m (7–10 ft) above the ground. [2] It is only known from one site within the Pic Macaya National Park. However, there is no active management for conservation, and habitat loss continues in the park. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hedges, Blair & Thomas, Richard (2004). "Eleutherodactylus dolomedes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T56567A11485173. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56567A11485173.en .
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hedges, S. Blair & Thomas, Richard (1992). "Two new species of Eleutherodactylus from remnant cloud forest in Haiti (Anura: Leptodactylidae)". Herpetologica. 48 (3): 351–358. JSTOR   3893013.
  3. ↑ Hedges, S. Blair (2015). "Haiti". Caribherp: Amphibians and reptiles of Caribbean Islands. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rediscovering Haiti's Lost Frogs". Frogs Are Green. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus dolomedes Hedges and Thomas, 1992". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 92. ISBN   978-1-907807-42-8.
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