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Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s, subtropical or tropical moist [[montane]]s, and heavily degraded former forest. |
Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s, subtropical or tropical moist [[montane]]s, and heavily degraded former forest. |
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Research published in early 2008 |
Research published in early 2008 suggested that in Ecuador the species is actually at least 3 different [[Species#Definitions of species|morphospecies]] that diverged at least 5 million years ago.<ref>Giraffes And Frogs Provide More Evidence Of New Species Hidden In Plain Sight. Science Daily. January 2008 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071221094911.htm</ref><ref>Elmer, K.R., J.A. Dávila, and S.C. Lougheed. 2007. Cryptic diversity and deep divergence in an upper Amazonian frog, Eleutherodactylus ockendeni. BMC Evol. Biol. 7: 247.http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/247 </ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Eleutherodactylus ockendeni (Boulenger, 1912)
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Eleutherodactylus anderssoni Lynch, 1968 Eleutherodactylus melini Bokermann, 1968
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Eleutherodactylus ockendeni is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest.
Research published in early 2008 suggested that in Ecuador the species is actually at least 3 different morphospecies that diverged at least 5 million years ago.[1][2]
References
- Rodríguez, L., Martinez, J.L., Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Azevedo-Ramos, C., Castro, F., Rueda, J.V., Cisneros-Heredia, D. & Hoogmoed, M., Gascon, C. 2004. Eleutherodactylus ockendeni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
- ^ Giraffes And Frogs Provide More Evidence Of New Species Hidden In Plain Sight. Science Daily. January 2008 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071221094911.htm
- ^ Elmer, K.R., J.A. Dávila, and S.C. Lougheed. 2007. Cryptic diversity and deep divergence in an upper Amazonian frog, Eleutherodactylus ockendeni. BMC Evol. Biol. 7: 247.http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/247
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