''Eleutherodactylus montanus'' is a species of
frogs in the family
Eleutherodactylidae endemic to the
Cordillera Central Central Cordillera refers to the New Guinea Highlands.
Cordillera Central, meaning ''central range'' in Spanish, may refer to the following mountain ranges:
* Cordillera Central, Andes (disambiguation), several mountain ranges in South America
** ...
,
Dominican Republic, at elevations of
asl
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. Its common name is Dominican mountain robber frog.
Its natural
habitat is closed-canopy forest and forest remnants. It is typically found in the fern understorey; males call from low vegetation. It is threatened by
habitat loss caused by agriculture and by disturbance from
ecotourism.
References
montanus
Endemic fauna of the Dominican Republic
Amphibians of the Dominican Republic
Amphibians described in 1919
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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