Eleutherodactylus planirostris
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Eleutherodactylus planirostris |
| Species Authority: |
(Cope, 1862) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Greenhouse Frog |
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| Synonym/s: |
Hylodes planirostris Cope, 1862
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Hedges, B., Díaz, L. & Powell, R. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Chanson, J.S., Cox, N.A., Stuart, S.N. & Young, B.E. |
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species occurs on Cuba, Little and Great Bahamas banks, Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac. It is introduced on Jamaica, and in Florida, Alabama (not mapped here), Georgia (Winn et al. 1999), Louisiana (Platt and Fontenot 1993), Hawaii (Kraus et al. 1999) and Guam (Christy et al. 2007). It was also recorded as an introduced species in central Veracruz, Mexico, but it has not been recorded there again since the 1970s and is not mapped here. Its altitudinal range is from sea level up to 727 m asl.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Bahamas; Cayman Islands; Cuba
Introduced:
Guam; Jamaica; United States
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
This species is very common in all habitats.
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is mostly terrestrial in mesic and xeric areas, forests, caves, beaches, nurseries, gardens, urban areas, but is found in arboreal bromeliads on Grand Cayman. It breeds by direct development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
There are no known threats to this species.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It occurs in many protected areas.
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