Eleutherodactylus wetmorei is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae.
| Eleutherodactylus wetmorei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Subgenus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. wetmorei
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus wetmorei Cochran, 1932
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Distribution and habitat
editIt is endemic to Hispaniola and occurs in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Specifically, it occurs on the Tiburon Peninsula (Haiti) and east to the Massif de la Selle in the southwestern Dominican Republic, and on the Massif du Nord in north-central Haiti east to west-central Dominican Republic.[2] Its natural habitat is mesic broadleaf forest.
Behaviour
editIt is an arboreal species occurring bromeliads and other plants, and also in leaf axils of bananas plantations. Eggs are laid in bromeliads.
Conservation
editIt is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and agriculture. It is known from several protected areas, but most of them are in need of better management.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Blair Hedges, Sixto Inchaustegui, Robert Powell (2004). "Eleutherodactylus wetmorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57054A11575234. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57054A11575234.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus wetmorei Cochran, 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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