Biology:Eleutherodactylus longipes

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Short description: Species of frog

Eleutherodactylus longipes
Eleutherodactylus longipes WLF-370-16A, Municipio Victoria; 12 July 2004.jpg
Long-footed Chirping Frog, Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico (12 July 2004)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Subgenus: Syrrhophus
Species:
E. longipes
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus longipes
(Baird, 1859)
Synonyms[2]
  • Syrrhophus latodactylus Batrachyla longipes
  • Baird, 1859 (Baird, 1859)
  • Taylor, 1940 "1939" Eleutherodactylus latodactylus
  • Hylodes longipes (Taylor, 1940)
  • Epirhexis longipes (Baird, 1859)

Eleutherodactylus longipes is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Mexico and occurs on the Sierra Madre Oriental between central Nuevo León and adjacent Coahuila in the north and northern Hidalgo in the south. It is also known as the long-footed chirping frog and longfoot robber frog, among other names.[1][2]

Eleutherodactylus longipes occurs in pine-oak forests at elevations of 650–2,000 m (2,130–6,560 ft) above sea level. Several records are from caves. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging. Chytridiomycosis remains a potential threat. It might be present in the Cumbres de Monterrey National Park.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q587235 entry