Spotted Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus guttilatus
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- E. guttilatus – Guanajuato, MX – photo from iNaturalist, Jose Monroy
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Eleutherodactylus guttilatus occurs in the Big Bend region of west Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eleutherodactylus guttilatus (Cope – 1879)
Genus: Eleutherodactylus, Greek – eleutheros = free, unbound + dactylos = finger, toe — ref. no toe webbing
Species: guttilatus, Latin – gutta = spotted + latus = flank or side
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962