Eleutherodactylus schmidti

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Eleutherodactylus schmidti
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. schmidti
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus schmidti
Noble, 1923 [2]

Eleutherodactylus schmidti is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Hispaniola, and found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It is sometimes referred to as the Schmidt's robber frog. [3] It is named in honour of Karl Patterson Schmidt. [2]

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Habitat

Its natural habitat is mesic closed-canopy rainforest where it is usually found beside streams.

Conservation

It is threatened by habitat loss, and considered Critically Endangered or possibly extinct. [1]

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Karl Patterson Schmidt was an American herpetologist.

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References

  1. 1 2 Blair Hedges, Sixto Inchaustegui, Marcelino Hernandez, Robert Powell (2010). "Eleutherodactylus schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T56952A11559646. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T56952A11559646.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 Noble, G. K. (1923). "Six new batrachians from the Dominican Republic". American Museum Novitates (61): 1–6. hdl:2246/4342.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Eleutherodactylus schmidti Noble, 1923". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 September 2014.