Eleutherodactylus principalis Estrada and Hedges, 1997
Eleutherodactylus (Eleutherodactylus) principalis Estrada and Hedges, 1997, Caribb. J. Sci., 33: 222. Holotype: MNHNCU 663. Type locality: "Campamento de Leñadores de Ojito de Agua, Yateras, Guantánamo, Cuba, 800 m de altitud".
English Names
None noted.
Distribution
Upland regions of Holguín and Guantánamo provinces in eastern Cuba, 300-1000 m elevation.
Comment
Closely related to Eleutherodactylus auriculatus, according to the original publication. In the Eleutherodactylus (Eleutherodactylus) auriculatus species series, Eleutherodactylus auriculatus group of Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008, Zootaxa, 1737: 55. See map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 370. Díaz and Cadíz, 2008, Guía Taxon. Anf. Cuba, 4: 113-114, provided a brief account, illustration, and map.
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