Eleutherodactylus ockendeni

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Eleutherodactylus ockendeni
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Leptodactylidae Genus: Eleutherodactylus Species: E. ockendeni
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus ockendeni (Boulenger, 1912)
Synonyms
Eleutherodactylus anderssoni Lynch, 1968 Eleutherodactylus melini Bokermann, 1968

Eleutherodactylus ockendeni is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest.

Research published in early 2008 suggested that the species is actually at least 3 different morphospecies that diverged at least 5 million years ago. ^[1]

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• Rodríguez, L., Martinez, J.L., Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Azevedo-Ramos, C., Castro, F., Rueda, J.V., Cisneros-Heredia, D. & Hoogmoed, M., Gascon, C. 2004. Eleutherodactylus ockendeni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.