Eleutherodactylus zeus
| Eleutherodactylus zeus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Subgenus: | Syrrhophus |
| Species: | E. zeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus zeus Schwartz, 1958 | |
Eleutherodactylus zeus (common name: Zeus' robber frog) is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family. It is endemic to western Cuba and known from the Sierra de los Organos and the Sierra del Rosario, in the Pinar del Río and Artemisa provinces.[2] Its natural habitats are rock crevices and caves in mesic broadleaf forests in limestone areas. It is threatened by habitat loss and disturbance associated with tourism.[1]
References
- 1 2 Hedges, B. & Díaz, L. (2004). "Eleutherodactylus zeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus zeus Schwartz, 1958". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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