Eleutherodactylus schmidti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
Species: | E. schmidti
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Binomial name | |
Eleutherodactylus schmidti |
Eleutherodactylus schmidti is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Hispaniola, and found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It is sometimes referred to as the Schmidt's robber frog. [3] It is named in honour of Karl Patterson Schmidt. [2]
Its natural habitat is mesic closed-canopy rainforest where it is usually found beside streams.
It is threatened by habitat loss, and considered Critically Endangered or possibly extinct. [1]
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