Biology:Baoruco burrowing frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
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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. hypostenor
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| Eleutherodactylus hypostenor Schwartz, 1965
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The Baoruco burrowing frog (Eleutherodactylus hypostenor), or Cabral robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola where it is found on the Tiburon Peninsula, Haiti and eastward to the Baoruco Mountain Range, Dominican Republic.[2] Its natural habitat is closed mesic broadleaf forest, but it can also occur at shade-grown coffee and cacao plantations. It is a burrowing species. Males call from constructed underground chambers; also the eggs are laid underground. threatened by habitat loss, even within the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blair Hedges, Sixto Inchaustegui, Richard Thomas, Robert Powell (2004). "Eleutherodactylus hypostenor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T56659A11499630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56659A11499630.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56659/11499630. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Eleutherodactylus hypostenor Schwartz, 1965". 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-hypostenor. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
Wikidata ☰ Q1883480 entry
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