Southern pastel frog
| Eleutherodactylus leoncei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. leoncei |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus leoncei Shreve and Williams, 1963 | |
The southern pastel frog[1] or Hispaniola robber frog, Eleutherodactylus leoncei, is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family. It is endemic to Hispaniola and known from the Massif de la Selle, both in the Dominican Republic and in Haiti.[2] Its natural habitats are upland pine forests. Males call from the ground. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and agriculture. It is known from the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park (Dominican Republic), but habitat degradation is occurring in this area too.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Hedges, B., Inchaustegui, S. & Powell, R. (2010). "Eleutherodactylus leoncei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus leoncei Shreve and Williams, 1963". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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