Baoruco burrowing frog

Baoruco burrowing frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species: E. hypostenor
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus hypostenor
Schwartz, 1965
Synonyms

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. 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.
  2. 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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