List of amphibians of Haiti

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This is a list of amphibians found in Haiti. There are 58 amphibian species recorded in Haiti.

Common name Scientific name
authority
Preferred habitat Native range Status (IUCN) w/ population trend
Family Bufonidae: True toads
Eastern crested toad Bufo fractus
(Schwartz, 1972)
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Southern crested toad Bufo guentheri
(Cochran, 1941)
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Vulnerable

Decreasing Decreasing
Cane toad

Bufo marinus

Bufo marinus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
A nocturnal and terrestrial toad that inhabits humid areas with adequate cover, including cane fields, savannah, open forest, well watered yards and gardens. It also inhabits dry equatorial forests North America to South America

Least concern

Increasing Increasing
Family Eleutherodactylidae: Frogs
Abbott's robber frog Eleutherodactylus abbotti
Cochran, 1923
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forest. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Least concern

Stable Stable
Barahona rock frog Eleutherodactylus alcoae
Schwartz, 1971
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, rocky areas, and caves. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Mozart's frog Eleutherodactylus amadeus
Hedges, Thomas & Franz, 1987
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Tiburon burrowing frog Eleutherodactylus aporostegus
Schwartz, 1965
Data deficient Haiti

Data deficient

Data deficient Trend unknown
Apostates robber frog Eleutherodactylus apostates
Schwartz, 1973
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. Haiti

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Baoruco hammer frog Eleutherodactylus armstrongi
Noble & Hassler, 1933
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
South Island telegraph frog Eleutherodactylus audanti
Cochran, 1934
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Vulnerable

Decreasing Decreasing
La Hotte bush frog Eleutherodactylus bakeri
Cochran, 1935
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Decreasing
Eleutherodactylus bothroboans
Schwartz, 1965
Data deficient Haiti

Data deficient

Data deficient Trend unknown
Short-nosed green frog Eleutherodactylus brevirostris
Shreve, 1936
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. Haiti

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Eleutherodactylus caribe
Hedges and Thomas, 1992
Subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
False green robber frog Eleutherodactylus chlorophenax
Schwartz, 1976
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rocky areas. Haiti

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Caye Paul robber frog Eleutherodactylus corona
Hedges and Thomas, 1992
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Eleutherodactylus counouspeus
Schwartz, 1964
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. Haiti

Endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Eleutherodactylus darlingtoni
Cochran, 1935
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Patternless whistling frog Eleutherodactylus diplasius
Schwartz, 1973
Lowland and montane forests.[1] Haiti

Endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown[1]
Hispaniolan ventriloquial frog Eleutherodactylus dolomedes
Hedges and Thomas, 1992
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Eleutherodactylus eunaster
Schwartz, 1973
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Khaki bromeliad frog Eleutherodactylus fowleri
Schwartz, 1973
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
La Selle red-legged frog Eleutherodactylus furcyensis
Shreve and Williams, 1963
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
La Hotte glanded frog Eleutherodactylus glandulifer
Cochran, 1935
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and intermittent rivers. Haiti

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Eleutherodactylus glanduliferoides
Shreve, 1936
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Southwest Haiti robber frog Eleutherodactylus glaphycompus
Schwartz, 1973
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rocky areas. Haiti

Endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Graham's robber frog Eleutherodactylus grahami
Schwartz, 1979
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rocky areas. Haiti

Endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Half-stripe bromeliad frog Eleutherodactylus heminota
Noble & Hassler, 1933
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Baoruco burrowing frog Eleutherodactylus hypostenor
Schwartz, 1965
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and plantations. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Diquini robber frog Eleutherodactylus inoptatus
(Barbour, 1914)
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Least concern

Decreasing Decreasing
La Selle dusky frog Eleutherodactylus jugans
(Cochran, 1937)
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Castillon robber frog Eleutherodactylus lamprotes
Schwartz, 1973
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Southern pastel frog Eleutherodactylus leoncei
Shreve and Williams, 1963
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Eleutherodactylus limbensis
Lynn, 1958
Data deficient Haiti

Data deficient

Data deficient Trend unknown
St. Nicholas robber frog Eleutherodactylus lucioi
Schwartz, 1980
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rocky areas. Haiti

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Eleutherodactylus melatrigonum
Schwartz, 1966
Data deficient Haiti

Data deficient

Data deficient Trend unknown
Spiny giant frog Eleutherodactylus nortoni
Schwartz, 1976
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests or montanes, and caves. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Neiba telegraph frog Eleutherodactylus notidodes
Schwartz, 1966
Upland closed-canopy forest and forest edge, under rocks and debris.[2] Haiti

Endangered

Decreasing Decreasing[2]
Rednose robber frog Eleutherodactylus oxyrhyncus
(Dumeril and Bibron, 1841)
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Coastal red-rumped frog Eleutherodactylus paralius
Schwartz, 1976
Mesic habitats, such as plantations, woods, gardens, ravines and trash piles in urban areas.[3] Haiti

Near Threatened

Stable Stable[3]
Casillon robber frog Eleutherodactylus parapelates
Hedges and Thomas, 1987
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Eleutherodactylus paulsoni
Schwartz, 1964
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent rivers, and caves. Haiti

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Hispaniolan yellow-mottled frog Eleutherodactylus pictissimus
Cochran, 1935
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Vulnerable

Decreasing Decreasing
Eleutherodactylus poolei
Cochran, 1938
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Rhodes' robber frog Eleutherodactylus rhodesi
Schwartz, 1980
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and arable land. Haiti

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Ruth's robber frog Eleutherodactylus ruthae
Noble, 1923
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Schmidt's robber frog Eleutherodactylus schmidti
Noble, 1923
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Sud robber frog Eleutherodactylus sciagraphus
Schwartz, 1973
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Foothill robber frog Eleutherodactylus semipalmatus
Shreve, 1936
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. Haiti

Critically endangered

Decreasing Decreasing
Eleutherodactylus sommeri
Schwartz, 1977
Data deficient Haiti

Data deficient

Data deficient Trend unknown
Morne Macay robber frog Eleutherodactylus thorectes
Hedges, 1988
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Haiti

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Eleutherodactylus tychathrous
Schwartz, 1965
Data deficient Haiti

Data deficient

Data deficient Trend unknown
Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus
(Shreve, 1936)
Haiti

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Eleutherodactylus warreni
Schwartz, 1976
Haiti

Critically endangered

Data deficient Trend unknown
Eleutherodactylus weinlandi
Barbour, 1914
Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Least concern

Data deficient Trend unknown
Eleutherodactylus wetmorei
Cochran, 1932
Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Vulnerable species

Data deficient Trend unknown
Family Hylidae: Tree frogs and allies
Hispaniolan giant tree frog Osteopilus vastus
(Cope, 1871)
Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Vulnerable species

Data deficient Trend unknown
Family Ranidae: True frogs
American bullfrog Rana catesbeianas
(Shaw, 1802)
North America. Introduced in many other countries worldwide, including Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Least concern

Increasing Increasing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Eleutherodactylus diplasius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T195008A2372689. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T195008A2372689.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Eleutherodactylus notidodes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T195011A2372949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T195011A2372949.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Eleutherodactylus paralius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T195012A2373082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T195012A2373082.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.