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Hispaniolan yellow-mottled frog

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Hispaniolan yellow-mottled frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. pictissimus
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus pictissimus
Cochran, 1935

The Hispaniolan yellow-mottled frog or painted robber frog, Eleutherodactylus pictissimus, is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to Hispaniola and found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[2] Its natural habitats are dry scrub forests, mesic broadleaf forests, and secondary forests. It is a terrestrial frog that lays its eggs on the ground. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S; Hernandez, M. (2004). "Eleutherodactylus pictissimus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T56858A11546005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56858A11546005.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Eleutherodactylus pictissimus Cochran, 1935". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 October 2014.