Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Eleutherodactylus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Eleutherodactylidae Higher classification Eleutherodactylus | |
Scientific name Eleutherodactylus parapelates People also search for Eleutherodactylus corona | ||
Eleutherodactylus parapelates is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to the Massif de la Hotte, southwestern Haiti. It is sometimes referred to as the Casillon robber frog (though its type locality is "Castillon"). Its natural habitats are tropical closed forests. It is a fossorial species. Males call from shallow, underground chambers, and also the eggs are laid underground.
Eleutherodactylus parapelates is threatened by habitat loss: its range is suffering from severe habitat destruction, primarily due to logging for charcoal production by local people and by slash-and-burn agriculture. Part of its range overlaps with the Pic Macaya National Park, but the park is not managed for conservation. It was formerly moderately common in suitable habitat but has now largely disappeared.