Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Eleutherodactylus girandus (Eleutherodactylus grandis), recorded as Endangered
Eleutherodactylus girandus (Eleutherodactylus grandis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Eleutherodactylus girandus

Eleutherodactylus grandis

Eleutherodactylus girandus is a frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae (order Anura) — Eleutherodactylus grandis, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Eleutherodactylus grandis
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Eleutherodactylidae · Eleutherodactylus

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Mexico and only known from near its type locality on the lava fields of Xitle volcano, in the southern part of the Mexico City federal district. Its natural habitat is shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by spreading of Mexico City.

Little suitable habitat remains, and the species is thought to be restricted to the Pedregal Reserve.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Eleutherodactylus girandus is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Eleutherodactylus girandus, Wikidata item Q1593423. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Eleutherodactylus girandus?
Eleutherodactylus girandus is a frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae (order Anura) — Eleutherodactylus grandis.
What is the conservation status of Eleutherodactylus girandus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Eleutherodactylus grandis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Eleutherodactylus girandus live?
It is endemic to Mexico and only known from near its type locality on the lava fields of Xitle volcano, in the southern part of the Mexico City federal district.
Why is Eleutherodactylus girandus in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss caused by spreading of Mexico City.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Eleutherodactylus grandis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Eleutherodactylus girandus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.