Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus

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Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. sisyphodemus
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus
Crombie, 1977

Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Jamaica. It is only known from its type locality, in Cockpit Country. [1] [2] Its natural habitat is low-elevation wet forest on limestone. It lives in heavy leaf-litter. It requires undisturbed forested habitat, and is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T7148A3138071. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T7148A3138071.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus Crombie, 1977". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 April 2015.