List of amphibians of Haiti
This is a list of amphibians found in Haiti. There is a total of 58 amphibian species recorded in Haiti.
Common name | Species
(Authority) |
Preferred habitat | Native range | Status (IUCN) w/ population trend |
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Family Bufonidae: True toads | ||||
Eastern Crested Toad | Bufo fractus (Schwartz, 1972) |
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Southern Crested Toad | Bufo guentheri (Cochran, 1941) |
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Cane toad
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Bufo marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
A nocturnal and terrestrial toad that inhabits humid areas with adequate cover, including cane fields, savannah, open forest, well watered yards and gardens. It also inhabits dry equatorial forests | North America to South America |
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Family Eleutherodactylidae: Frogs | ||||
Eleutherodactylus abbotti | Eleutherodactylus abbotti Cochran, 1923 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Barahona Rock Frog | Eleutherodactylus alcoae Schwartz, 1971 |
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, rocky areas, and caves. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Mozart's Frog | Eleutherodactylus amadeus Hedges, Thomas & Franz, 1987 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus aporostegus | Eleutherodactylus aporostegus Schwartz, 1965 |
Data Deficient | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus apostates | Eleutherodactylus apostates Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. | Haiti |
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Baoruco Hammer Frog | Eleutherodactylus armstrongi Noble & Hassler, 1933 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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South Island Telegraph Frog | Eleutherodactylus audanti Cochran, 1934 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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La Hotte Bush Frog | Eleutherodactylus bakeri Cochran, 1935 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus bothroboans | Eleutherodactylus bothroboans Schwartz, 1965 |
Data Deficient | Haiti |
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Short-nosed Green Frog | Eleutherodactylus brevirostris Shreve, 1936 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus caribe | Eleutherodactylus caribe Hedges and Thomas, 1992 |
Subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. | Haiti |
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False Green Robber Frog | Eleutherodactylus chlorophenax Schwartz, 1976 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rocky areas. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus corona | Eleutherodactylus corona Hedges and Thomas, 1992 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus counouspeus | Eleutherodactylus counouspeus Schwartz, 1964 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus darlingtoni | Eleutherodactylus darlingtoni Cochran, 1935 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus diplasius | Eleutherodactylus diplasius Schwartz, 1973 |
Data Deficient | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus dolomedes | Eleutherodactylus dolomedes Hedges and Thomas, 1992 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus eunaster | Eleutherodactylus eunaster Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti |
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Khaki Bromeliad Frog | Eleutherodactylus fowleri Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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La Selle Red-legged Frog | Eleutherodactylus furcyensis Shreve and Williams, 1963 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Eleutherodactylus glandulifer | Eleutherodactylus glandulifer Cochran, 1935 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and intermittent rivers. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus glanduliferoides | Eleutherodactylus glanduliferoides Shreve, 1936 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus glaphycompus | Eleutherodactylus glaphycompus Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rocky areas. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus grahami | Eleutherodactylus grahami Eleutherodactylus grahami |
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rocky areas. | Haiti |
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Half-stripe Bromeliad Frog | Eleutherodactylus heminota Noble & Hassler, 1933 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Baoruco Burrowing Frog | Eleutherodactylus hypostenor Schwartz, 1965 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and plantations. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Eleutherodactylus inoptatus | Eleutherodactylus inoptatus (Barbour, 1914) |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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La Selle Dusky Frog | Eleutherodactylus jugans (Cochran, 1937) |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Eleutherodactylus lamprotes | Eleutherodactylus lamprotes Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti |
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Southern Pastel Frog | Eleutherodactylus leoncei Shreve and Williams, 1963 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Eleutherodactylus limbensis | Eleutherodactylus limbensis Lynn, 1958 |
Data Deficient | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus lucioi | Eleutherodactylus lucioi Schwartz, 1980 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rocky areas. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus melatrigonum | Eleutherodactylus melatrigonum Schwartz, 1966 |
Data Deficient | Haiti |
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Spiny Giant Frog | Eleutherodactylus nortoni Schwartz, 1976 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests or montanes, and caves. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Eleutherodactylus notidodes | Eleutherodactylus notidodes Schwartz, 1966 |
Data Deficient | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus oxyrhyncus | Eleutherodactylus oxyrhyncus (Dumeril and Bibron, 1841) |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Eleutherodactylus paralius | Eleutherodactylus paralius Schwartz, 1976 |
Data Deficient | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus parapelates | Eleutherodactylus parapelates Hedges and Thomas, 1987 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus paulsoni | Eleutherodactylus paulsoni Schwartz, 1964 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent rivers, and caves. | Haiti |
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Hispaniolan Yellow-mottled Frog | Eleutherodactylus pictissimus Cochran, 1935 |
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Eleutherodactylus poolei | Eleutherodactylus poolei Cochran, 1938 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Eleutherodactylus rhodesi | Eleutherodactylus rhodesi Schwartz, 1980 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and arable land. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus ruthae | Eleutherodactylus ruthae Noble, 1923 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Eleutherodactylus schmidti | Eleutherodactylus schmidti Noble, 1923 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Eleutherodactylus sciagraphus | Eleutherodactylus sciagraphus Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus semipalmatus | Eleutherodactylus semipalmatus Shreve, 1936 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus sommeri | Eleutherodactylus sommeri Schwartz, 1977 |
Data Deficient | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus thorectes | Eleutherodactylus thorectes Hedges, 1988 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus tychathrous | Eleutherodactylus tychathrous Schwartz, 1965 |
Data Deficient | Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus | Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus (Shreve, 1936) |
Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus warreni | Eleutherodactylus warreni Schwartz, 1976 |
Haiti |
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Eleutherodactylus weinlandi | Eleutherodactylus weinlandi Barbour, 1914 |
Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Eleutherodactylus wetmorei | Eleutherodactylus wetmorei Cochran, 1932 |
Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Family Hylidae: Tree frogs and allies | ||||
Hispaniolan Giant Treefrog | Osteopilus vastus (Cope, 1871) |
Haiti to the Dominican Republic |
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Family Ranidae: True frogs | ||||
American bullfrog | Rana catesbeianas (Shaw, 1802) |
North America. Introduced in many other countries worldwide, including Haiti and the Dominican Republic. |
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See also
References
- AmphibiaWeb. Information on amphibian biology and conservation. (2012). "List of Amphibians in Haiti (database query web application)". Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
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