Eleutherodactylus Barlagnei
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''Eleutherodactylus barlagnei'' is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
and known from the Basse-Terre Island. It is an aquatic frog that lives in both large and small streams. It prefers boulders in reasonably fast-moving waters. It usually occurs in
rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...
but can also found in grassy savanna and in disturbed habitats where trees are present. Its altitudinal range is asl. The eggs are laid on vegetation and in rock crevices. ''E. pinchoni'' are moderately common in suitable habitat, but such stream habitats are limited in extend and continue to decline in quality. The species is also threatened by pollution from pesticides used in banana plantations and domestically. It might also be threatened by introduced predators (rats, cats and mongooses), the introduced frog ''
Eleutherodactylus johnstonei The Antilles coqui (''Eleutherodactylus johnstonei''), commonly known as the Montserrat whistling frog, Barbados whistling frog, or the Lesser Antillean whistling frog, is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae found in Bermuda, the ...
'', and chytridiomycosis.


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barlagnei Amphibians of the Caribbean Endemic fauna of Guadeloupe Vertebrates of Guadeloupe Taxa named by John Douglas Lynch Amphibians described in 1965 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Eleutherodactylus-stub