Eleutherodactylus curtipes

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Ecology: This species can be found in montane forests and páramo habitats . In Ecuador, this species has been found on the crests of the eastern and western cordilleras and on the connecting ridges (Lynch, 1981). This species inhabits extensive gramineous areas and on typical vegetation (Puya) from the páramo; in the lowest area of its altitudinal distribution, this species is found in areas of eucalyptus, and on vegetation associated to the ground . When inactive , they shelter under rocks on very humid grounds. This species breeds by direct development and egg deposition occurs under rocks.


List of Habitats: 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 4.7 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude 14.3 Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus whymperi (Boulenger

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Eleutherodactylus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 88 species and subspecies in this genus:

E. acmonis (Ranita) · E. alfredi (Alfred's Rain Frog) · E. altae (Coral-Spotted Rain Frog) · E. alticola (Jamaican Peak Frog) · E. andrewsi (Jamaican Rumpspot Frog) · E. antillensis (Red-Eyed Coqui) · E. atkinsi (Ranita) · E. audanti (South Island Telegraph Frog) · E. augusti (Western Barking Frog) · E. augusti cactorum (Western Barking Frog) · E. augusti latrans (Eastern Barking Frog) · E. bartonsmithi (Ranita) · E. binotatus (Clay Robber Frog) · E. bocourti (Bocourt's Robber Frog) · E. bransfordii (Bransford's Litter Frog) · E. brittoni (Grass Coqui) · E. bufoniformis (Rusty Robber Frog) · E. chac (Chac's Leaf-Litter Frog) · E. cochranae (Cochran's Treefrog) · E. cooki (Cook's Robber Frog) · E. coqui (Caribbean Tree Frog) · E. crassidigitus (Isla Bonita Robber Frog) · E. cuneatus (Juventud Robber Frog) · E. curtipes (Intac Robber Frog) · E. cystignathoides (Lowland Chirping Frog) · E. daryi (Ford's Robber Frog) · E. dilatus (Guerreran Peeping Frog) · E. discoidalis (Tucuman Robber Frog) · E. duellmani (Duellman's Robber Frog) · E. eneidae (Eneida's Coqui) · E. fenestratus (Rio Mamore Robber Frog) · E. fitzingeri (Fitzinger's Robber Frog) · E. fraudator (Cochamba Robber Frog) · E. gaigeae (Fort Randolph Robber Frog) · E. gollmeri (Evergreen Robber Frog) · E. gryllus (Cricket Coqui) · E. guttilatus (Spotted Chirping Frog) · E. hedricki (Hedrick's Coqui) · E. hylaeformis (Pico Blanco Robber Frog) · E. hypostenor (Baoruco Burrowing Frog) · E. jasperi (Golden Coqui Frog) · E. johnstonei (Lesser Antillean Whistling Frog) · E. juipoca (Souzas Robber Frog) · E. karlschmidti (Webbed-Footed Coqui) · E. laticeps (Broad-Headed Cave Frog) · E. lentus (Yellow Mottled Coqui) · E. lineatus (Montane Robber Frog) · E. locustus (Locust Coqui) · E. longirostris (Long-Snouted Whistling Frog) · E. marnockii (Cliff Chirping Frog) · E. megacephalus (Broad-Headed Rain Frog) · E. mexicanus (Mexican Robber Frog) · E. mimus (Tilaran Robber Frog) · E. monensis (Mona Coqui) · E. nitidus (Shiny Peeping Frog) · E. noblei (Noble's Leaf Litter Frog) · E. ockendeni (Carabaya Robber Frog) · E. omiltemanus (Guerreran Robber Frog) · E. pantoni (Panton's Robber Frog) · E. pardalis (Leopard Robber Frog) · E. peruvianus (Peru Robber Frog) · E. pictissimus (Hispaniolan Yellow-Mottled Frog) · E. pinchoni (Grand Cafe Robber Frog) · E. pipilans (Whistling Chirping Frog) · E. planirostris (Greenhouse Frog) · E. podiciferus (Cerro Utyum Robber Frog) · E. portoricensis (Puerto Rican Coqui) · E. punctariolus (Bob's Robber Frog) · E. pygmaeus (Pygmy Free-Fingered Frog) · E. rhodopis (Polymorphic Robber Frog) · E. richmondi (Richmond's Coqui) · E. ridens (Rio San Juan Robber Frog) · E. rozei (Roze's Robber Frog) · E. rufifemoralis (Red-Legged Robber Frog) · E. rugulosus (Rugulose Rainfrog) · E. sartori (Chiapas Dwarf Robber Frog) · E. schwartzi (Virgin Islands Coqui) · E. stejnegerianus (Stejneger's Dirt Frog) · E. supernatis (El Carmelo Robber Frog) · E. syristes (Piping Peeping Frog) · E. talamancae (Almirante Robber Frog) · E. terraebolivaris (Tobago Robber Frog) · E. unicolor (Dwarf Coqui) · E. urichi (Lesser Antillean Robber Frog) · E. w-nigrum (Zurucuchu Robber Frog) · E. wightmanae (Melodius Coqui) · E. xucanebi (Xucaneb Robber Frog) · E. zeuctotylus (Sipaliwini Robber Frog)

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Further Reading

• Amphibian species of the world: Additions and corrections / by William E. Duellman. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1993. url p. 142, p. 336.
• Frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus (Leptodactylidae) in western Ecuador: systematics, ecology, and biogeography / John D. Lynch, William E. Duellman. Lawrence, Kan.: Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, c1997. url p. 167, figs. 75-76, page 181, p. 38, p. 47, p. 49, p. 98, p. 99.
• Leptodactylid frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus in the Andes of northern Ecuador and adjacent Colombia / by John D. Lynch. 1981 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1981. url p. 1, p. 11, fig. 6, page 13, fig. 10, page 18, p. 19, p. 21, p. 25, p. 29, fig. 1, page 3, p. 37, fig. 20, page 39, fig. 2, page 4, p. 42, fig. 3, page 5, p. 7.
• Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1971 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url p. 149, p. 225.
• Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. 1975 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1971-1994. url p. 6.
• Systematics and distribution of the Mexican and Central American rainfrogs of the Eleutherodactylus gollmeri group (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae): a contribution in celebration of the distinguished scholarship of Robert F. Inger on the occasion of his sixty-fifth brithday / Jay M. Savage. 33 1987 Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, [1987] url p. 39.
• The Eleutherodactylus of the Amazonian slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes (Anura: Leptodactylidae) / by John D. Lynch and William E. Duellman. 1980 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1980. url p. 25, p. 63.
• The South American herpetofauna: its origin, evolution, and dispersal / William E. Duellman, editor. Lawrence, Kan.: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1979. url p. 418, p. 446.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
• Castro, F., Herrera, M.I., Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Lynch, J., Almeida, D., Nogales, F., Almandáriz, A. & Yánez-Muñoz, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 28303
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-207512
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 207512
• IUCN ID: 56546
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 138572

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