Specimen Information

Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides
Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides
(Rio Grande Chirping Frog)
Amphibians-Frogs
Native Transplant

Specimen ID205
GroupAmphibians-Frogs
GenusEleutherodactylus
Speciescystignathoides
Common NameRio Grande Chirping Frog
StateTX
CountyTarrant
Localityjunction of Daggett and Sunset Terrace, Fort Worth.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower West Fork Trinity
HUC8 Number12030102
HUC10 NameLower Clear Fork Trinity River
HUC10 Number1203010203
HUC12 NameLake Como-Clear Fork Trinity River
HUC12 Number120301020307
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month9
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12064
Author:McGown, L.S., M.T. Dixon, and L.K. Ammerman
Date:1994
Title:Geographic distribution. Syrrhophus cystignathoides.
Journal:Herpetological Review
Volume:25
Issue:1
Pages:32
Commentspossibly introduced via the plant nursery trade, as in San Antonio and Houston; The frogs have established themselves in rocky areas along a two mile stretch on the bluff of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalTexas A&M Collection
Museum Cat NumberTCWC70873-70874
VerifierDixon, J. R.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Cambarus cumberlandensis


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