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". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T56659A11499630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56659A11499630.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  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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