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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