Eleutherodactylus maurus
Eleutherodactylus maurus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
Subgenus: | Syrrhophus |
Species: | E. maurus |
Binomial name | |
Eleutherodactylus maurus Hedges, 1989 | |
Synonyms | |
Tomodactylus fuscus Davis and Dixon, 1955 — secondary homonym of Eleutherodactylus fuscus Lynn and Dent, 1943 |
Eleutherodactylus maurus (common names: brown peeping frog, dusky chirping frog; Spanish: rana-fisgona café) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to central Mexico and known from the southeastern Michoacán to Mexico, and Morelos states.[1][2] Its natural habitats are pine forests with abundant rocks and leaf-litter. It is an uncommon and poorly known species that is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Santos-Barrera, G. & Canseco-Márquez, L. (2004). "Eleutherodactylus maurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T56749A11530673. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Eleutherodactylus maurus Hedges, 1989". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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