South Island telegraph frog
| Eleutherodactylus audanti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Subfamily: | Eleutherodactylinae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. audanti |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus audanti Cochran, 1934 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Eleutherodactylus neodreptus Schwartz, 1965 | |
South Island telegraph frog (Eleutherodactylus audanti) is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to Hispaniola. It occurs in the Massif de la Hotte and Massif de la Selle, Haiti, and in the Sierra de Baoruco, the Dominican Republic.[2]
Etymology
The specific name audanti honors Dr. André Audant, a Haitian entomologist who, together with Thomas Barbour, collected the holotype .[3]
Habitat and conservation
The species' natural habitats are upland closed-canopy forests and forest edges where it is found under rocks and debris. It is a moderately common species in suitable habitat but threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S.; Hernandez, M. & Powell, R. (2010). "Eleutherodactylus audanti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus audanti Cochran, 1934". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.
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