Leptodactylus fallax: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Leptodactylidae
Genus
Leptodactylus
Species
Leptodactylus fallax
Scientific Name
Leptodactylus fallax

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Leptodactylus fallax

Leptodactylus fallax, commonly known as the mountain chicken or giant ditch frog, is a critically endangered species of frog that is native to the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Montserrat. The population declined by at least 80% from 1995 to 2004, with further significant declines later. A tiny wild population remains on Dominica where there are efforts to preserve it, but few or none survive in the wild on Montserrat and its survival now relies on a captive breeding project involving several zoos. The initial decline was linked to hunting for human consumption, along with habitat loss and natural disasters, but the most serious threat now appears to be the fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which was the primary cause of the most recent rapid decline. On Montserrat it is known as the mountain chicken, while on Dominica it is known as the crapaud, which is simply means "toad" in French.

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Leptodactylus fallax in languages:

English
Mountain Chicken
English
Giant Ditch Frog
English
Crapaud
English
mountain chicken frog
French
Leptodactyle des Antilles
German
Antillen-Ochsenfrosch
Russian
Антильский свистун

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Leptodactylus fallax
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