Hispaniolan yellow-mottled frog
| Hispaniolan yellow-mottled frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. pictissimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus pictissimus Cochran, 1935 | |
The Hispaniolan yellow-mottled frog or painted robber frog, Eleutherodactylus pictissimus, is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to Hispaniola and found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[2] Its natural habitats are dry scrub forests, mesic broadleaf forests, and secondary forests. It is a terrestrial frog that lays its eggs on the ground. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 Hedges, B., Inchaustegui, S & Hernandez, M. (2004). "Eleutherodactylus pictissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Eleutherodactylus pictissimus Cochran, 1935". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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