Eleutherodactylus thorectes

Eleutherodactylus thorectes (common names: Morne Macay robber frog, Macaya breast-spot frog) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Haiti and known from the Massif de la Hotte at high elevations.[2] Specifically, it is known from Pic Macaya and Pic Formon at elevations of 1,700–2,340 m (5,580–7,680 ft) asl. Its natural habitats are closed pine montane forest and cloud forest with shrubs, tree ferns, bromeliads, and climbing bamboo. With a snout-vent length of 12–15 mm, this slightly arboreal species is one of the smallest of the world's frogs.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss caused by charcoal logging and agriculture. It is known from the Pic Macaya National Park, but habitat degradation is occurring in the park too.[1]

Eleutherodactylus thorectes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. thorectes
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus thorectes
Hedges, 1988

References
  1. Hedges, B.; Thomas, R. & Powell, R. (2010). "Eleutherodactylus thorectes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T57004A11563733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T57004A11563733.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus thorectes Hedges, 1988". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. "Macaya Breast-spot Frog". Enzyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 17 July 2016.


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