Eleutherodactylus martinicensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Eleutherodactylus martinicensis
Species Authority:	(Tschudi, 1838)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Blair Hedges, Beatrice Ibéné, Michel Breuil, Robert Powell

Reviewer/s:

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)

Justification:
Listed as Near Threatened since although its Extent of Occurrence is probably less than 5,000 km2 and its habitat might be declining, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable, it probably occurs in more than ten locations, and its range is probably not severely fragmented.

History:

2004

–

Near Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs on Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes, Martinique, Dominica, Antigua, St Martin (introduced), and St Barthelemy (where it has also been introduced) in the Lesser Antilles. It has been extirpated on St Lucia. It occurs from sea level up to at least 1,250m asl on Guadeloupe.
Countries:	Native: Antigua and Barbuda; Dominica; Guadeloupe; Martinique Regionally extinct: Saint Lucia
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	It is a very common species, and is more common in undisturbed habitats.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs primarily in mesic forest areas, but has also been collected in dry forest. It has also been found in disturbed habitats, such as banana plantations, sugar cane fields, gardens, and houses. It is active on the ground, calling from soft, wet surfaces, but retreats to arboreal bromeliads. The eggs are laid on the ground.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Although not seriously threatened, this species is affected by introduced predators, such as cats, rats and mongooses, by forest loss, and possibly also by pesticides. Another species in the genus (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei) is perhaps a competitor, and appears to be replacing this species in open areas.

Major Threat(s):

Although not seriously threatened, this species is affected by introduced predators, such as cats, rats and mongooses, by forest loss, and possibly also by pesticides. Another species in the genus (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei) is perhaps a competitor, and appears to be replacing this species in open areas.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in several protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in several protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

	Breuil, M. 2002. Histoire naturelle des Amphibiens et Reptiles terrestres de l'archipel Guadeloupéen. Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy. Patrimoines Naturels 54: 1-339. Breuil, M. 2004. Amphibiens et Reptiles des Antilles. PLB Editions, Guadeloupe. Hedges, S.B. 1993. Global amphibian declines: a perspective from the Caribbean. Biodiversity and Conservation: 290-303. Hedges, S.B. 1999. Distribution of amphibians in the West Indies. In: Duellman, W.E. (ed.), Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians. A Global Perspective, pp. 211-254. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland. Hedges, S.B. 2001. Caribherp: database of West Indian amphibians and reptiles (http://www.caribherp.net). Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 1999. West Indian herpetoecology. In: Crother, B.I. (ed.), Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles, pp. 223-226. Academic Press, San Diego, California. Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 2001. Responses by the West Indian herpetofauna to human-influenced resources. Caribbean Journal of Science: 41-54. IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 29 June 2010). Kaiser, H. and Hardy, Jr, J.D. 1994. Eleutherodactylus martinicensis. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles: 1-4. Kaiser, H. and Henderson, R.W. 1994. The conservation status of Lesser Antillean frogs. Herpetological Natural History: 41-56. Kaiser, H., Green, D.M. and Schmid, M. 1994. Systematics and biogeography of eastern Caribbean Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) with the description of a new species of Dominica. Canadian Journal of Zoology: 2217-2237. Kraus, F. and Campbell, E. 2002. Human-mediated escalation of a formerly eradicable problem: The invasion of Caribbean frogs in the Hawaiian Islands. Biological Invasions: 327-332. Lorvelec, O., Pascal, M., Pavis, C. and Feldmann, P. 2007. Amphibians and reptiles of the French West Indies: Inventory, threats and conservation. Applied Herpetology 4: 131-161. Malhotra, A., Thorpe, R.S., Hypolite, E. and James, A. 2007. A report on the status of the herpetofauna of the Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies. Applied Herpetology 4: 177-194. Schwartz, A. 1967. Frogs of the genus : Arteneil Eleutherodactylus in the Lesser Antilles. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands: 1-62. Schwartz, A. and Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, Florida.

Breuil, M. 2002. Histoire naturelle des Amphibiens et Reptiles terrestres de l'archipel Guadeloupéen. Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy. Patrimoines Naturels 54: 1-339.

Breuil, M. 2004. Amphibiens et Reptiles des Antilles. PLB Editions, Guadeloupe.

Hedges, S.B. 1993. Global amphibian declines: a perspective from the Caribbean. Biodiversity and Conservation: 290-303.

Hedges, S.B. 1999. Distribution of amphibians in the West Indies. In: Duellman, W.E. (ed.), Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians. A Global Perspective, pp. 211-254. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland.

Hedges, S.B. 2001. Caribherp: database of West Indian amphibians and reptiles (http://www.caribherp.net). Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 1999. West Indian herpetoecology. In: Crother, B.I. (ed.), Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles, pp. 223-226. Academic Press, San Diego, California.

Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 2001. Responses by the West Indian herpetofauna to human-influenced resources. Caribbean Journal of Science: 41-54.

IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 29 June 2010).

Kaiser, H. and Hardy, Jr, J.D. 1994. Eleutherodactylus martinicensis. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles: 1-4.

Kaiser, H. and Henderson, R.W. 1994. The conservation status of Lesser Antillean frogs. Herpetological Natural History: 41-56.

Kaiser, H., Green, D.M. and Schmid, M. 1994. Systematics and biogeography of eastern Caribbean Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) with the description of a new species of Dominica. Canadian Journal of Zoology: 2217-2237.

Kraus, F. and Campbell, E. 2002. Human-mediated escalation of a formerly eradicable problem: The invasion of Caribbean frogs in the Hawaiian Islands. Biological Invasions: 327-332.

Lorvelec, O., Pascal, M., Pavis, C. and Feldmann, P. 2007. Amphibians and reptiles of the French West Indies: Inventory, threats and conservation. Applied Herpetology 4: 131-161.

Malhotra, A., Thorpe, R.S., Hypolite, E. and James, A. 2007. A report on the status of the herpetofauna of the Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies. Applied Herpetology 4: 177-194.

Schwartz, A. 1967. Frogs of the genus : Arteneil Eleutherodactylus in the Lesser Antilles. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands: 1-62.

Schwartz, A. and Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, Florida.

Citation:	Blair Hedges, Beatrice Ibéné, Michel Breuil, Robert Powell 2010. Eleutherodactylus martinicensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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