- Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides
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Rio Grande Chirping Frog Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Lissamphibia Order: Anura Suborder: Neobatrachia Superfamily: Hyloidea Family: Leptodactylidae Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae Genus: Eleutherodactylus Subgenus: Syrrhopus Species: E. cystignathoides Binomial name Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides
Cope, 1877Synonyms Phyllobates cystignathoides
Syrrhophus cystignathoides
Eleutherodactylus campiThe Rio Grande Chirping Frog or Mexican Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides) is a small Leptodactylid frog found from the southern United States in scattered locales in the state of Texas, and south into the Mexican states of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, and Veracruz. It is a terrestrial frog, that lays its eggs in moist areas of soil and leaf litter. It is quite common throughout its range.
References
- "Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=550238. Retrieved 18 June 2006.
- Amphibian Species of the World: Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides
- ARMI Atlas: Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides
- AmphibiaWeb: Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides
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