''Eleutherodactylus aporostegus'' (commonly known as the Tiburon burrowing frog) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It was originally described as

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

of ''

Eleutherodactylus ruthae ''Eleutherodactylus ruthae'' (common name: Ruth's robber frog) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola and known from scattered locations in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It was described ...

'', but has been formally recognized as a full species since 2008. It is endemic to the Tiburon Peninsula,

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 ...

. ''Eleutherodactylus aporostegus'' burrows and lays its eggs underground, which is unusual among ''Eleutherodactylus''.

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aporostegus Endemic fauna of Haiti Amphibians of Haiti {{Eleutherodactylus-stub