Eleutherodactylus schmidti

Eleutherodactylus schmidti
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species: E. schmidti
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus schmidti
Noble, 1923

Eleutherodactylus schmidti is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to Hispaniola, and found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It is sometimes referred to as the Schmidt's robber frog[2] Its natural habitats are mesic closed-canopy rainforests where it is usually found beside streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hedges, B., Inchaustegui, S., Hernandez, M. & Powell, R. (2010). "Eleutherodactylus schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Eleutherodactylus schmidti Noble, 1923". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 September 2014.