Eleutherodactylus pipilans

Eleutherodactylus pipilans is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is found in southern and southeastern Mexico (south-central Guerrero to southern Oaxaca to southern Chiapas) and southwestern Guatemala.[2]

Eleutherodactylus pipilans

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Subgenus: Syrrhophus
Species:
E. pipilans
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus pipilans
(Taylor, 1940)
Synonyms[2]

Syrrhophus pipilans Taylor, 1940
Syrrhophus nebulosus Taylor, 1943

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are sometimes recognized:[2][3]

  • Eleutherodactylus pipilans pipilans
  • Eleutherodactylus pipilans nebulosus

E. p. nebulosus was first described as a separate species, but became treated as a subspecies by Duellman in 1958.[2][4] Common name nebulous chirping frog refers to this subspecies, whereas common name whistling chirping frog may either refer to the species as a whole or the nominotypical subspecies E. p. pipilans.[2] The subspecies differ in relative tympanum size and coloration.[3][5]

Description

Adult males measure 23–29 mm (0.91–1.14 in) and females 21–29 mm (0.83–1.14 in) in snout–vent length. Skin of the dorsum is smooth or shagreened.[5] The eyes are relatively large. The tympanum is visible and oval in shape. The arms are long while the legs are relatively short.[3] The dorsal background color is dark brown to slightly lighter brown. There are yellow, orange, light brown, or greenish blotches or spots. The limbs are banded. Males have vocal slits.[3][5]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are tropical seasonal forests[1] at elevations of 100–800 m (330–2,620 ft) above sea level.[2] Individuals are found in a range of microhabitats: on the rocks, on the ground, under rocks and debris,[1] and in a cave.[6] Although locally abundant and tolerating some habitat modification, it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

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References
  1. Santos-Barrera, G.; Canseco-Márquez, L.; Muñoz Alonso, A.; Acevedo, M. (2004). "Eleutherodactylus pipilans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56862A11533824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56862A11533824.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Eleutherodactylus pipilans (Taylor, 1940)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. "Eleutherodactylus pipilans". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. Duellman, W. E. (1958). "A review of the frogs of the genus Syrrhophus in western Mexico". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 594: 1–15. hdl:2027.42/57032.
  5. Lynch, J. D. (1970). "A taxonomic revision of the leptodactylid frog genus Syrrhophus Cope". University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History. 20: 1–45. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.2809.
  6. García-Padilla, E.; Mata-Silva, V. (2014). "Noteworthy distributional records for the herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico" (PDF). Mesoamerican Herpetology. 1: 293–295.
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