- Eleutherodactylus versicolor
Taxobox
name = Eleutherodactylus versicolor
status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Amphibia
ordo =Anura
familia =Leptodactylidae
genus = "Eleutherodactylus "
species = "E. versicolor"
binomial = "Eleutherodactylus versicolor"
binomial_authority = Lynch, 1979
synonyms ="Eleutherodactylus versicolor" is a species of
frog in theLeptodactylidae family.Habitat and Ecology
It is found in
Ecuador andPeru .Its naturalhabitat s are subtropical or tropical moistmontane s, subtropical or tropical moistshrubland , and pastureland. Specimens are found beneath stones and logs in sparsely wooded pasture or in cloud forest andsub-páramo habitats . Peruvian specimens were collected at night on vegetation up to 2 m above the ground . It breeds by direct development , but the site of egg deposition is not known.Geographic Range
This species occurs in southern Ecuador and northern Peru. In Ecuador it is known from: the area north of San Lucas, in Loja Province, at 3,100m asl; at Abra Zamora at 2,500-2,800m asl; and at Curintza, Romerillos and Bombuscaro, in Zamora Chinchipe Province, at 2,100m asl. In Peru it occurs in Amazonas Province on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera del Cóndor and Upper Río Comainas at elevations of 665-1,750m asl. It probably occurs more widely than current records suggest.Biogeographic Realm(s): NeotropicalNative Ecuador; Peru
Major Threats
The main threat to this species is
habitat loss and degradation due to agriculture, logging, mining, and human settlement.Conservation Measures
The range of this species overlaps with the Santiago Comainas Reserve Zone, Peru. In Ecuador this species occurs in Parque Nacional Podocarpus.
ource
* Rodríguez, L., Martinez, J.L., Coloma, L.A., Ron, S. & Almeida, D. 2004. * 1:http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/57039/all Eleutherodactylus versicolor. * 2:http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
* 3:http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/E/Eleutherodactylus_versicolor/default.asp
* 4:http://www.globalamphibians.org/servlet/GAA?searchName=Eleutherodactylus+versicolor
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