Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus

Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Haiti and only known from the Pic Macaya and Pic Formon (Massif de la Hotte) at elevations of 1,700–2,340 m (5,580–7,680 ft) asl.[2] Its natural habitats are open areas in montane closed pine and cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and agriculture. It is known from the Pic Macaya National Park, but habitat degradation is occurring in the park too.[1]

Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Subgenus: Euhyas
Species:
E. ventrilineatus
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus
(Shreve, 1936)
Synonyms

Leptodactylus ventrilineatus Shreve, 1936

References

  1. Hedges, B. & Thomas, R. (2010). "Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T57034A11572140. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T57034A11572140.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus (Shreve, 1936)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 July 2015.


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