Giant Ditch Frog

Giant Ditch Frog

Taxobox
name = Giant Ditch Frog


status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = down
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
subordo = Neobatrachia
familia = Leptodactylidae
genus = "Leptodactylus"
species = "L. fallax"
binomial = "Leptodactylus fallax"
binomial_authority = (Müller, 1926)

The Giant Ditch Frog ("Leptodactylus fallax") is a frog that lives in Dominica and Montserrat. The population has declined 80 % in the last ten years and this species is now critically endangered. The population is estimated to 8000 individuals. One of the main threats is human consumption. The fungal disease chytridiomycosis also has had a dramatic effect on the population. It is also called the Mountain Chicken for its large size and the fact it's hunted for food. As of 2007 on the island of Montserrat, if not before, eating the mountain chicken is discouraged because of its decreasing population.

The Giant Ditch Frog is terrestrial and nocturnal. The adults are 16 cm long.

The frog was formerly found on the islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

References

* Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is critically endangered

External links

*http://www.shoarns.com/MountainChicken.html


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