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Eleutherodactylus melacara (Estrada's robber frog)

Wikipedia Abstract

Eleutherodactylus melacara is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to Sierra Maestra, Cuba. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Eleutherodactylus melacara

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Eleutherodactylus melacara

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
58
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 10.55
EDGE Score: 4.53
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  2 grams
Litter Size [1]  5
Litters / Year [1]  1
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.402 inches (3.56 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
La Bayamesa National Park 59827 Granma, Cuba  
Turquino National Park II 56646 Cuba      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Caribbean Islands Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks And Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands - British, Virgin Islands - U.S. Yes

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.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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