Cliff Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus marnockii

 

DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Eleutherodactylus marnockii occurs throughout the Edwards Plateau in central Texas.

LEGAL STATUS: No Listings

MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eleutherodactylus marnockii (Cope – 1878)
Genus: EleutherodactylusGreek – eleutheros = free, unbound + dactylos = finger, toe — ref. no toe webbing
Species: marnockii, honors Gabriel Wilson Marnoch
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962

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