Baoruco burrowing frog
| Baoruco burrowing frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Subfamily: | Eleutherodactylinae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. hypostenor |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus hypostenor Schwartz, 1965 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pelorius hypostenor (Schwartz, 1965) | |
The Baoruco burrowing frog or Cabral robber frog (Eleutherodactylus hypostenor) is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family. It is endemic to Hispaniola where it is found on the Tiburon Peninsula, Haiti and eastward to the Baoruco Mountain Range, Dominican Republic.[2] Its natural habitats are closed mesic broadleaf forests, but it can also occur at shade-grown coffee and cacao plantations. It is a burrowing species. Males call from constructed underground chambers; also the eggs are laid underground. threatened by habitat loss, even within the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park.[1]
References
- 1 2 Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S.; Thomas, R. & Powell, R. (2004). "Eleutherodactylus hypostenor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Eleutherodactylus hypostenor Schwartz, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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