Eleutherodactylus aporostegus

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Eleutherodactylus aporostegus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. aporostegus
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus aporostegus
Schwartz, 1965
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus ruthae aporostegusSchwartz, 1965

Eleutherodactylus aporostegus (commonly known as the Tiburon burrowing frog [1] ) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It was originally described as subspecies of Eleutherodactylus ruthae , but has been formally recognized as a full species since 2008. It is endemic to the Tiburon Peninsula, Haiti. [2]

Eleutherodactylus aporostegus burrows and lays its eggs underground, which is unusual among Eleutherodactylus. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kevin Johnson (March 2011). "Eleutherodactylus aporostegus". Conservation Needs Assessment for Haiti. Amphibian Ark. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus aporostegus Schwartz, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 June 2015.