Eleutherodactylus aporostegus (commonly known as the Tiburon burrowing frog[1]) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It was originally described as subspecies of Eleutherodactylus ruthae, but has been formally recognized as a full species since 2008. It is endemic to the Tiburon Peninsula, Haiti.[2]
| Eleutherodactylus aporostegus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. aporostegus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus aporostegus Schwartz, 1965
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| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus ruthae aporostegus Schwartz, 1965 | |
Eleutherodactylus aporostegus burrows and lays its eggs underground, which is unusual among Eleutherodactylus.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Kevin Johnson (March 2011). "Eleutherodactylus aporostegus". Conservation Needs Assessment for Haiti. Amphibian Ark. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus aporostegus Schwartz, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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