Eleutherodactylus wetmorei

Eleutherodactylus wetmorei
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Eleutherodactylidae
Genus:	Eleutherodactylus
Subgenus:	Eleutherodactylus
Species:	E. wetmorei
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus wetmorei Cochran, 1932

Eleutherodactylus wetmorei is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae.

Distribution and habitat

It 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

It is an arboreal species occurring bromeliads and other plants, and also in leaf axils of bananas plantations. Eggs are laid in bromeliads.

Conservation

It 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

1. 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.
2. 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.