La Selle red-legged frog
| Eleutherodactylus furcyensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Subfamily: | Eleutherodactylinae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. furcyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus furcyensis Shreve & Williams, 1963 | |
The La Selle red-legged frog[1] or Furcy robber frog (Eleutherodactylus furcyensis) is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family. It is endemic to southern Hispaniola and occurs in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Specifically, it occurs on the Massif de la Selle (Haiti) east to the western Baoruco Mountain Range (Dominican Republic).[2] Its natural habitats are upland mesic pine forests, where it is usually found under rocks and logs. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and agriculture. It is known from protected areas, but habitat loss continues also within those areas.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S. & Powell, R. (2010). "Eleutherodactylus furcyensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus furcyensis Shreve and Williams, 1963". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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