Eleutherodactylus melacara Hedges, Estrada, and Thomas, 1992
Eleutherodactylus (Eleutherodactylus) melacara Hedges, Estrada, and Thomas, 1992, Herpetol. Monogr., 6: 70. Holotype: MNHNCU 252, by original designation. Type locality: "Estribo Turquino, 1-2 km N Pico Turquino, Santiago de Cuba Prov., Cuba, 1770 m".
English Names
Estrada's Robber Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 77).
Distribution
Sierra Maestra, 840-1974 m elevation in the provinces of Granma and Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Comment
In the Eleutherodactylus (Eleutherodactylus) varians species series, Eleutherodactylus varians species group, Eleutherodactylus leberi species subgroup of Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008, Zootaxa, 1737: 62-63. See map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 356. Díaz and Cadíz, 2008, Guía Taxon. Anf. Cuba, 4: 125-126, provided a brief account, illustration, and map.
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