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Leptodactylus nesiotus (nesiotus white-lipped frog)

Synonyms: Leptodactylus nesiotes

Wikipedia Abstract

Leptodactylus nesiotus is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago where it is only known from its type locality, Icacos Swamp on the south-western peninsula of Trinidad Island. It has not been found in later surveys. Based on three specimens, male Leptodactylus nesiotus grow to a snout–vent length of 32–33 mm (1.3–1.3 in). It may be the sister taxon of Leptodactylus validus.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
6
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
50
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 12.59
EDGE Score: 4
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Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.311 inches (3.33 cm)

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cosmocerca brasiliense[2]
Cosmocerca parva[2]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0