| Species ID | 020080 |
| Name | Alfredo's rainfrog |
| Other Common Names | |
| Category | 02 Amphibians |
| Phylum | |
| Subphylum | |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Subclass | |
| Suborder | |
| Family | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species | alfredi |
| Subspecies | |
| References | 3, 1 |
| Scientific Synonyms | Hylodes alfredi, Boulenger, 1898. |
3* Shreve (1957:247) applied the name E. alfredi conspicuus to the frogs from western El Petn and the LacandĒn of Chiapas, believing them to be subspecifically distinct from the nominate form to the west. Duellman (1960:54), however, found little justification for recognizing subspecies of E. alfredi.
| Status Code | Status Translation | References |
| 200 | Questionable in Bze, Possible but needs verification. | 1 |
Comments on Distribution
2* "E. alfredi is not known from the country" J. Meyer, in lit. 6/96
Comments on General Food Habits
3* These frogs certainly prey on invertebrates, especially insects.
| References/Lifestage | Reference Numbers |
| General | 3 |
| References/Lifestage | Reference Numbers |
Life History Narrative
Seemingly uncommon in the Yucatan Peninsula, this frog inhabits moist lowland forests, where individuals have been found beneath surface debris and under the leaf sheaths of red banana plants (R. W. McDiarmid, pers. comm.). Fugler and Webb (1957:105) reported finding E. alfredi among large boulders at the edge of a forest clearing in Oaxaca. Virtually nothing is known of the natural history of E. alfredi. These frogs certainly prey on invertebrates, especially insects. Presumably they lay terrestrial eggs and the larvae undergo direct development.
Life History References
3
| References/Result | Reference Numbers |
1 Meerman, J., 1994. Summary of Herpetofauna Distributions in Belize. Report to National Protected Areas Management Project. 2 J. Meyer, e-mail letter dated 6/25/96, cited "in lit." 3 Lee, Julian C. 1996. The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatan Peninsula. Comstock Publishing Associates. Ithaca, New York.