Spiny giant frog
| Spiny giant frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. nortoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus nortoni Schwartz, 1976 | |
The spiny giant frog (Eleutherodactylus nortoni) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests or montanes, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Hedges, B., Inchaustegui, S. & Powell, R. 2004. Eleutherodactylus nortoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.