Eleutherodactylus_furcyensis

La Selle red-legged frog

La Selle red-legged frog

Species of amphibian

The La Selle red-legged frog[1] or Furcy robber frog (Eleutherodactylus furcyensis) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to southern Hispaniola and occurs in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Specifically, it occurs on the Massif de la Selle (Haiti) to the western Baoruco Mountain Range (Dominican Republic).[2] Its natural habitat is upland mesic pine forest, where it is usually found under rocks and logs. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and agriculture. It is known from protected areas, but habitat loss continues also within those areas.[1]

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

References

  1. [1]
    Blair Hedges, Sixto Inchaustegui, Robert Powell (2010). "Eleutherodactylus furcyensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T56608A11502824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T56608A11502824.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. [2]
    Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus furcyensis Shreve and Williams, 1963". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 July 2015.


Stub icon

This Eleutherodactylus article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Eleutherodactylus_furcyensis, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.