Eleutherodactylus minutus | |
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E. minutus in the Dominican Republic | |
Conservation status | |
Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
Subgenus: | Euhyas |
Species: | E. minutus |
Binomial name | |
Eleutherodactylus minutus Noble, 1923 | |
Synonyms | |
Eleutherodactylus abbotti ssp. minutus — Shreve & Williams, 1963 |
Eleutherodactylus minutus, also known as the Hispaniolan wheeping frog, is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic, at elevations of 879–2,300 m (2,884–7,546 ft) asl. Its common name is tiny robber frog. Its natural habitats are mesic upland broadleaf or pine forests. In suitable habitat it is moderately common. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture.
References
- ^ Blair Hedges, Sixto Inchaustegui, Marcelino Hernandez, Robert Powell (2004). "Eleutherodactylus minutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56767A11533081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56767A11533081.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus minutus Noble, 1923". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Eleutherodactylus minutus |
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