Eleutherodactylus auriculatoides

Eleutherodactylus auriculatoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species: E. auriculatoides
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus auriculatoides
Noble, 1923

Eleutherodactylus auriculatoides is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to the Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic.[2] Its natural habitats are montane closed forest. It is an arboreal species often found in bromeliads. Habitat loss caused by agriculture and charcoal production is the main threat to it.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S.; Hernandez, M. & Powell, R. (2004). "Eleutherodactylus auriculatoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus auriculatoides Noble, 1923". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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