Eleutherodactylus maurus

Eleutherodactylus maurus
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. 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.
  2. 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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