''Eleutherodactylus abbotti'', sometimes known as the Abbott's robber frog, is a species of
frog in the family
Eleutherodactylidae endemic to
Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...
(
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
and the
Dominican Republic).
It is very common species inhabiting mesic woods and forest and open habitats, including urban areas. Typically it is found under litter, logs and trash.
References
abbotti
Amphibians of the Dominican Republic
Frogs of Haiti
Endemic fauna of Hispaniola
Amphibians described in 1923
Taxa named by Doris Mable Cochran
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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