Eleutherodactylus maurus
| Eleutherodactylus maurus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Subgenus: | Syrrhophus |
| Species: | E. maurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus maurus Hedges, 1989
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Tomodactylus fuscus Davis and Dixon, 1955[2] — secondary homonym of Eleutherodactylus fuscus Lynn and Dent, 1943 | |
Eleutherodactylus maurus (common names: brown peeping frog, dusky chirping frog; Spanish: rana-fisgona café) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to central Mexico and known from the southeastern Michoacán to Mexico, and Morelos states.[1][3]
Taxonomy
The species was described in 1955 as Tomodactylus fuscus.[2] However, when transferred to the genus Eleutherodactylus, its name became a secondary homonym of Eleutherodactylus fuscus. The current name, Eleutherodactylus maurus, is a replacement name (nomen novum) created to remedy this situation.[3]
Description
Specimens in the
Male advertisement call is a single "peep" given at long intervals.[2]
Habitat and conservation
The species' natural
Eleutherodactylus maurus is an uncommon and poorly known species that is threatened by
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ JSTOR 3889986.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Eleutherodactylus maurus Hedges, 1989". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 July 2016.