Eleutherodactylus glamyrus
| Eleutherodactylus glamyrus | |
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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: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. glamyrus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus glamyrus Estrada & Hedges, 1997
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Eleutherodactylus glamyrus is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to western Cuba and known from isolated populations in Sierra Maestra, in the Granma and Santiago de Cuba provinces.[2]
Its natural habitat is closed mesic cloud forest at elevations of 800–1,974 m (2,625–6,476 ft) asl. It is an arboreal species, but eggs are laid on the ground. Although a common in suitable habitat, it is declining in abundance. Major threat to is deforestation caused by agriculture, woodcutting, disturbance from tourist activities, and infrastructure development.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz (2004). "Eleutherodactylus glamyrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56616A11505831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56616A11505831.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus glamyrus Estrada and Hedges, 1997". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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