Yellow-Striped Pygmy Eleuth
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Eleutherodactylus limbatus Cope, 1862 |
Measuring only 1/3 inch (11.7-11.8 mm), the Yellow-Striped Pygmy Eleuth (Eleutherodactylus limbatus) is perhaps the fourth-smallest frog in the world.
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[edit] Mating calls and Reproduction
E. limbatus has a very intense mating call, but it is brief (6.9 to 24.8 milliseconds) and high-pitched (6.5 to 8.3 kHz), at a rate of 278 per minute. Female frogs have a single ovary and lay one egg at a time which is subsequently buried in the ground, where it develops quickly. [2]
[edit] Habitation
The frogs require are found in Cuba at elevations up to 1,150m above sea level, in closed canopy mesic and xeric forests. Their distribution is highly fragmented as indicated on this map, with the total land-area equaling 7,700 miles2 (20,000 km²).[3] Within this limited area, though, they are quite numerous. [4]
[edit] Coloration
The four subclassifications of E. limbatus are distinguishable by their varying colorations: orange in E. jaumei, brown clear in E. orientalis, brown-reddish in E. cubanus, and dark brown in E. iberia. All are brownish overall, with a black-colored ray pattern along the back and two intensely-yellow longitudal rays.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Hedges, B. & Díaz, L. (2004). Eleutherodactylus limbatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006.
- ^ a b Anfibios de Cuba
- ^ 2007 IUCN Red List – Search
- ^ InfoNatura - Detailed Report
- http://www.globalamphibians.org/servlet/GAA?searchName=Eleutherodactylus+limbatus
- http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0045-8511(19961227)3:1996:4%3C852:ATLSLI%3E2.0.CO;2-E
- http://www.picsearch.com/info.cgi?q=%22Eleutherodactylus%20limbatus%22&id=muntYNdnS5FzF_IYhhwRWo9K6pdfkD-RKQeGjIB4TXQ
- http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=550347
- http://www.eleuthare.com/listae.html