Biology:Eleutherodactylus schmidti
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Eleutherodactylus schmidti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. schmidti
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus schmidti Noble, 1923[2]
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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]
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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56952/11559646. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Noble, G. K. (1923). "Six new batrachians from the Dominican Republic". American Museum Novitates (61): 1–6. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/4342.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Eleutherodactylus schmidti Noble, 1923". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Eleutherodactylidae/Eleutherodactylinae/Eleutherodactylus/Eleutherodactylus-schmidti. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
Wikidata ☰ Q3007794 entry
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