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Eleutherodactylus schmidti

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Species of amphibian

Eleutherodactylus schmidti
Conservation status

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)
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

Eleutherodactylus schmidti is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Hispaniola, and found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It is sometimes referred to as the Schmidt's robber frog. It is named in honour of Karl Patterson Schmidt.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is mesic closed-canopy rainforest where it is usually found beside streams.

Conservation

It is threatened by habitat loss, and considered Critically Endangered or possibly extinct.

References

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Noble, G. K. (1923). "Six new batrachians from the Dominican Republic". American Museum Novitates (61): 1–6. hdl:2246/4342.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Eleutherodactylus schmidti


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