Rio Grande Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides campi
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- E. c. campi – Atascosa Co, Tx – photo by Tom Lott
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- E. c. campi – Atascosa Co, Tx – photo by Tom Lott
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- E. c. campi – Jefferson Co, Tx – photo by John Neil Fogal
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- E. c. campi – Polk Co, Tx – photo by John Williams
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- E. c. campi – Map by USGS
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Eleutherodactylus c. campi occurs only in a small number of counties scattered across eastern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides campi (Stejneger – 1915)
Genus: Eleutherodactylus, Greek – eleutheros = free, unbound + dactylos = finger, toe — ref. no toe webbing
Species: cystignathoides, Greek – kystis = pouch, bladder + gnathos = jaw Latin –oides = having a likeness to — poss. ref. to vocal sac of breeding males
Subspecies: campi: honors Robert Denham Camp
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962