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