Eleutherodactylus montserratae Hedges, 2022

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Superfamily: Brachycephaloidea > Family: Eleutherodactylidae > Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae > Genus: Eleutherodactylus > Species: Eleutherodactylus montserratae

Eleutherodactylus montserratae Hedges, 2022, Zootaxa, 5219: 378. Holotype: ANSP 38773, by original designation. Type localty: "on the grounds of the former Belham Valley Hotel, Old Towne, Saint Peter Parish, Montserrat, 50 m, 16.73 N, -62.22 W". Zoobank publication registration: 2062B968-EB5F-4B16-939F-E5D90DDB6B19

Common Names

Montserrat Whistling Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Montserrat I., Lesser Antilles; introduced on Anguilla, St. Martin/St. Maarten, St. Barthélemy, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, and Nevis, as well as Bermuda, 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Montserrat

Endemic: Montserrat

Introduced: Anguilla, Bermuda, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten

Comment

Previously confused with Eleutherodactylus johnstonei, from which it differs in molecular markers and morphology. 

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