Eleutherodactylus grahami

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Eleutherodactylus grahami
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. grahami
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus grahami
Schwartz, 1979

Eleutherodactylus grahami is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Artibonite, Haiti, the northwestern region of the country. Its common name is Graham's robber frog. [2]

Eleutherodactylus grahami occurs on limestone ridges with boulders and xerophytic vegetation at elevations of 20–330 m (66–1,083 ft) asl. It is moderately common in suitable habitat, but threatened by extreme habitat loss caused by charcoaling and small-scale agriculture; only pockets of suitable habitat remain. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Blair Hedges, Richard Thomas (2004). "Eleutherodactylus grahami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T56627A11509056. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56627A11509056.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus glaphycompus Schwartz, 1973". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 June 2015.