La Hotte bush frog
The La Hotte bush frog or Baker's robber frog (Eleutherodactylus bakeri) is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to the Massif de la Hotte in southwestern Haiti.[2] Its natural habitats are closed-canopy forests (now largely gone). This arboreal frog hides by day in bromeliads where it also lays the eggs. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| La Hotte bush frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. bakeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus bakeri Cochran, 1935 | |
References
- Hedges, B.; Thomas, R. & Powell, R. (2004). "Eleutherodactylus bakeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56449A11479931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56449A11479931.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Eleutherodactylus bakeri Cochran, 1935". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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