Eleutherodactylus schmidti | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific 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
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Noble, G. K. (1923). "Six new batrachians from the Dominican Republic". American Museum Novitates (61): 1–6. hdl:2246/4342.
- 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 | |
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