Eleutherodactylus johnstonei Barbour, 1914

Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) 13 (1), pp. 1-198 : 53

Eleutherodactylus johnstonei Barbour, 1914

Syntypes: MCZ 2759 (two specimens) .

Type locality: St. George Parish, Grenada.

Distribution: Region 2. Introduced populations in different cities with variable success. Likely originally from Sta. Lucia or the Antigua and Barbuda bank (Frost 2016). Currently established in most of Lesser Antilles, several countries in Central America and northern South America ( Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana). In Venezuela, established populations reported in several cities and towns (e.g., Caracas, Cumaná, Irapa, Maracay, Valencia). See a resumé in Kaiser et al. (2002). Despite being introduced, not reported to affect any autochthonous species, and only known from anthropogenic sites like gardens and parks.

Selected references: Hardy and Harris (1979); Rada (1981b); Gorzula (1989); La Marca (1992); Gorzula and Señaris (1998); Kaiser et al. (2002); Rojas-Runjaic et al. (2007); Barrio-Amorós (2013).