Eleutherodactylus glamyrus
| Eleutherodactylus glamyrus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Subgenus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. glamyrus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus glamyrus Estrada & Hedges, 1997
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Eleutherodactylus glamyrus is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to western Cuba and known from isolated populations in Sierra Maestra, in the Granma and Santiago de Cuba provinces.[2]
Its natural habitat is closed mesic cloud forest at elevations of 800–1,974 m (2,625–6,476 ft) asl. It is an arboreal species, but eggs are laid on the ground. Although a common in suitable habitat, it is declining in abundance. Major threat to is deforestation caused by agriculture, woodcutting, disturbance from tourist activities, and infrastructure development.[1]
Taxonomy
In 2017, a study combining genetic, morphological, and bioacoustic data revealed that E. glamyrus represented a complex of two distinct species. Populations in the Sierra del Cobre (eastern Sierra Maestra) were described as a new species, Eleutherodactylus cattus. Consequently, the range of E. glamyrus is now understood to be restricted to the Cordillera del Turquino and Pico La Bayamesa in the western Sierra Maestra.[3]
References
- ^ a b Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz (2004). "Eleutherodactylus glamyrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T56616A11505831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56616A11505831.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus glamyrus Estrada and Hedges, 1997". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ Rodríguez, Ariel; Dugo-Cota, Álvaro; Montero-Mendieta, Santiago; Gonzalez-Voyer, Alejandro; Bosch, Roberto Alonso; Vences, Miguel; Vilà, Carles (2017-01-20). "Cryptic within cryptic: genetics, morphometrics, and bioacoustics delimitate a new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Eastern Cuba". Zootaxa. 4221 (5). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4221.5.1. ISSN 1175-5334.