Eleutherodactylus parapelates

Eleutherodactylus parapelates is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to the Massif de la Hotte in southwestern Haiti.[1][3] Common names Casillon robber frog[1][3] (sic — the type locality is spelled "Castillon"[2]) and Macaya burrowing frog have been proposed for it.[4]

Eleutherodactylus parapelates
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Subgenus: Pelorius
Species:
E. parapelates
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus parapelates
Hedges and Thomas, 1987[2]

Description

Adult males measure on average 48.9 mm (1.93 in) in snout–vent length and can reach 52 mm (2.0 in); females are unknown. The snout is protruding in profile. The canthus rostralis is well defined. The supra-tympanic fold is prominent and hides the upper edge of the tympanum. The fingers and toes have expanded tips; toes are unwebbed but fingers have indistinct lateral ridges. The dorsum is dark brown to pale brown, almost tan, and has darker spotting. There are black supra-tympanic markings.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are tropical closed forests at elevations of 950–1,050 m (3,120–3,440 ft) above sea level. It is a fossorial species. Males call from shallow, underground chambers, and also the eggs are laid underground.[1] However, one individual was found on herbaceous vegetation about 1 m above the ground. Calling males can be found quite close to each other (about 1 m apart).[2]

Eleutherodactylus parapelates is threatened by habitat loss: its range is suffering from severe habitat destruction, primarily due to logging for charcoal production by local people and by slash-and-burn agriculture. Part of its range overlaps with the Pic Macaya National Park, but the park is not managed for conservation. It was formerly moderately common in suitable habitat but has now largely disappeared.[1]

References
  1. Hedges, B.; Thomas, R. & Powell, R. (2010). "Eleutherodactylus parapelates". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T56827A11541207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T56827A11541207.en.
  2. Hedges, S. Blair; Thomas, Richard (1987). "A new burrowing frog from Hispaniola with comments on the inoptatus group of the genus Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae)". Herpetologica. 43 (3): 269–279. JSTOR 3892492.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Eleutherodactylus parapelates". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. "Macaya burrowing frog (Eleutherodactylus parapelates)". wildscreen Arkive. Archived from the original on 2017-10-09. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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