South Island telegraph frog facts for kids
Quick facts for kids South Island telegraph frog |
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Eleutherodactylus neodreptus Schwartz, 1965 |
The South Island telegraph frog (scientific name: Eleutherodactylus audanti) is a type of frog. It belongs to a family of frogs called Eleutherodactylidae. This special frog is endemic, which means it only lives in certain places. You can find it in Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Specifically, it lives in mountain areas like the Massif de la Hotte and Massif de la Selle in Cuba, and the Sierra de Baoruco in the Dominican Republic.
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Naming the South Island Telegraph Frog
The specific name of this frog, audanti, was chosen to honor a person. It is named after Dr. André Audant. He was an entomologist from Cuba, which means he studied insects. Dr. Audant, along with another scientist named Thomas Barbour, found the very first frog of this kind. This first frog is called the holotype.
Where They Live and How We Protect Them
Frog Homes
The South Island telegraph frog likes to live in certain places. Its natural habitats are forests with thick tree cover. It also lives at the edges of forests. These frogs often hide under rocks and other things on the ground.
Protecting These Frogs
These frogs are fairly common in places where they can find good homes. However, their homes are shrinking. This is because of habitat loss, which means their natural living areas are being destroyed. Protecting their forest homes is very important to help these frogs survive.
