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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| taxon = Eleutherodactylus audanti |
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| authority = [[Doris Mable Cochran|Cochran]], 1934 |
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'''South Island telegraph frog''' ('''''Eleutherodactylus audanti''''') is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Eleutherodactylidae]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Hispaniola]]. It occurs in the [[Massif de la Hotte]] and [[Massif de la Selle]], [[Haiti]], and in the [[Sierra de Baoruco]] |
'''South Island telegraph frog''' ('''''Eleutherodactylus audanti''''') is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Eleutherodactylidae]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Hispaniola]]. It occurs in the [[Massif de la Hotte]] and [[Massif de la Selle]], [[Haiti]], and in the [[Sierra de Baoruco]] in the [[Dominican Republic]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Eleutherodactylidae/Eleutherodactylinae/Eleutherodactylus/Eleutherodactylus-audanti |title=''Eleutherodactylus audanti'' Cochran, 1934 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] ''audanti'' honors Dr. André Audant, a |
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] ''audanti'' honors Dr. André Audant, a Cuban [[entomologist]] who, together with [[Thomas Barbour]], collected the [[holotype]] .<ref name="Beolens et al. 2013"/> |
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==Habitat and conservation== |
==Habitat and conservation== |
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The species' natural [[habitat]]s are upland closed-canopy forest and [[woodland edge|forest edges]] where it is found under rocks and debris. It is a moderately common species in suitable habitat but threatened by [[habitat loss]].<ref name= |
The species' natural [[habitat]]s are upland closed-canopy forest and [[woodland edge|forest edges]] where it is found under rocks and debris. It is a moderately common species in suitable habitat but threatened by [[habitat loss]].<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of Hispaniola]] |
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Hispaniola]] |
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[[Category:Amphibians of the Dominican Republic]] |
[[Category:Amphibians of the Dominican Republic]] |
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[[Category:Amphibians of Haiti]] |
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[[Category:Amphibians described in 1934]] |
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1934]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Doris Mable Cochran]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 24 January 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. audanti
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| Eleutherodactylus audanti Cochran, 1934
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Eleutherodactylus neodreptus Schwartz, 1965 | |
South Island telegraph frog (Eleutherodactylus audanti) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Hispaniola. It occurs in the Massif de la Hotte and Massif de la Selle, Haiti, and in the Sierra de Baoruco in the Dominican Republic.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name audanti honors Dr. André Audant, a Cuban entomologist who, together with Thomas Barbour, collected the holotype .[3]
Habitat and conservation
[edit]The species' natural habitats are upland closed-canopy forest 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
[edit]- ^ a b Blair Hedges, Sixto Inchaustegui, Marcelino Hernandez, Robert Powell (2004). "Eleutherodactylus audanti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56437A11477985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56437A11477985.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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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