Eleutherodactylus schmidti

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Eleutherodactylus schmidti

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. schmidti
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus schmidti
Noble, 1923[2]

Eleutherodactylus schmidti is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to Hispaniola, and found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It is sometimes referred to as the Schmidt's robber frog.[3] It is named in honour of Karl Patterson Schmidt.[2] Its natural habitats are mesic closed-canopy rainforests where it is usually found beside streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Blair Hedges; Sixto Inchaustegui; Marcelino Hernandez; Robert Powell (2010). "Eleutherodactylus schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T56952A11559646. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T56952A11559646.en.
  2. ^ a b Noble, G. K. (1923). "Six new batrachians from the Dominican Republic". American Museum Novitates. 61: 1–6.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Eleutherodactylus schmidti Noble, 1923". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 September 2014.


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