Order Anura Higher classification Eleutherodactylus | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Eleutherodactylus audanti Rank Species | |
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South Island telegraph frog (Eleutherodactylus audanti) is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to Hispaniola. It occurs in the Massif de la Hotte and Massif de la Selle, Haiti, and in the Sierra de Baoruco, the Dominican Republic.
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Etymology
The specific name audanti honors Dr. André Audant, a Haitian entomologist who, together with Thomas Barbour, collected the holotype .
Habitat and conservation
The species' natural habitats are upland closed-canopy forests and forest edges where it is found under rocks and debris. It is a moderately common species in suitable habitat but threatened by habitat loss.
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