Eleutherodactylus barlagnei

Eleutherodactylus barlagnei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Subgenus: Eleutherodactylus
Species: E. barlagnei
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus barlagnei
Lynch, 1965

Eleutherodactylus barlagnei is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to Guadeloupe and known from the Basse-Terre Island.[1][2] It is an aquatic frog that lives in both large and small streams. It prefers boulders in reasonably fast-moving waters. It usually occurs in rainforests but can also found in grassy savannas and in disturbed habitats where trees are present. Its altitudinal range is 0–1,400 m (0–4,593 ft) asl. The eggs are laid on vegetation and in rock crevices.[1]

Eleutherodactylus pinchoni are moderately common in suitable habitat, but such stream habitats are limited in extend and continue to decline in quality. The species is also threatened by pollution from pesticides used in banana plantations and domestically. It might also be threatened by introduced predators (rats, cats and mongooses), the introduced frog Eleutherodactylus johnstonei, and chytridiomycosis.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hedges, B., Ibéné, B., Breuil, M. & Powell, R. (2010). "Eleutherodactylus barlagnei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T56451A11480379. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T56451A11480379.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus barlagnei Lynch, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 October 2015.


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