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Eleutherodactylus Audanti
South Island telegraph frog (''Eleutherodactylus audanti'') is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae Endemism, endemic to Cuba. It occurs in the Massif de la Hotte and Massif de la Selle, Cuba, and in the Sierra de Baoruco, the Dominican Republic. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''audanti'' honors Dr. André Audant, a Cuban entomologist who, together with Thomas Barbour, collected the holotype . Habitat and conservation The species' natural habitats are upland closed-canopy forest and woodland edge, forest edges where it is found under rocks and debris. It is a moderately common species in suitable habitat but threatened by habitat loss. References Eleutherodactylus, audanti Endemic fauna of Hispaniola Amphibians of the Dominican Republic Amphibians of Cuba Amphibians described in 1934 Taxa named by Doris Mable Cochran Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Eleutherodactylus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Mable Cochran
Doris Mable Cochran (May 18, 1898 – May 22, 1968) was an American Herpetology, herpetologist and custodian of the American Natural Collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for many years. Life Born in North Girard, Pennsylvania, she grew up in Washington, D.C., after her father transferred there for a government job. While an undergraduate student at George Washington University (A.B. 1920, M.S. 1921), she worked for the United States Department of War, War Department and became Aide in the Division of Herpetology at the United States National Museum. Although the museum was under the curatorship of Leonhard Stejneger, Cochran was responsible for the administration of the herpetological collections. In 1927 she became Assistant Curator, and in 1942, Associate Curator just prior to Stejneger's death. She earned a Ph.D. at the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland in 1933 with a thesis on Callinectes sapidus, blue crab musculature. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |