Eleutherodactylus planirostris

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 planirostris

Species Authority:

(Cope, 1862)

Common Name/s:

English

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Greenhouse Frog

Synonym/s:

Hylodes planirostris Cope, 1862

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	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.

Geographic Range [top]

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.
Countries:	Native: Bahamas; Cayman Islands; Cuba Introduced: Guam; Jamaica; United States
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is very common in all habitats.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

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.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in many protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in many protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

	Christy, M.T., Clark, C.S., Gee II, D.E., Vice, D., Vice, D.S., Warner, M.P., Tyrrell, C.L., Rodda, G.H. and Savidge, J.A. 2007. Recent records of alien anurans on the Pacific Island of Guam. Pacific Science 61(4): 469–483. 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. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009). 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. Kraus, F., Campbell, E.W., Allison, A. and Pratt, T. 1999. Eleutherodactylus frog introductions to Hawaii. Herpetological Review: 21-25. Platt, S.G. and Fontenot, L.W. 1993. Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) predation on Gulf Coast toads (Bufo valliceps) in Louisiana. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society: 189-190. Schwartz, A. 1974. Eleutherodactylus planirostris. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles: 1-4. 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.

Christy, M.T., Clark, C.S., Gee II, D.E., Vice, D., Vice, D.S., Warner, M.P., Tyrrell, C.L., Rodda, G.H. and Savidge, J.A. 2007. Recent records of alien anurans on the Pacific Island of Guam. Pacific Science 61(4): 469–483.

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. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.

IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).

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.

Kraus, F., Campbell, E.W., Allison, A. and Pratt, T. 1999. Eleutherodactylus frog introductions to Hawaii. Herpetological Review: 21-25.

Platt, S.G. and Fontenot, L.W. 1993. Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) predation on Gulf Coast toads (Bufo valliceps) in Louisiana. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society: 189-190.

Schwartz, A. 1974. Eleutherodactylus planirostris. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles: 1-4.

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:	Hedges, B., Díaz, L. & Powell, R. 2004. Eleutherodactylus planirostris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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