Eleutherodactylus Oxyrhyncus
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''Eleutherodactylus oxyrhyncus'' is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is 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 ...
and known from the Massif de la Hotte and Massif de la Selle, occurring in both the Dominican Republic and
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 ...
. The common name is rednose robber frog. ''E. oxyrhyncus'' is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and agriculture. It is known from the Pic Macaya and
La Visite National Park La Visite National Park (french: Parc National La Visite) is one of the two largest national parks of the Republic of Haiti. La Visite is a part of the Massif de la Selle mountain range. Its highest peak is 2275 meters in elevation. The park cover ...
s , but habitat degradation is occurring in these areas too.


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oxyrhyncus Endemic fauna of Hispaniola Amphibians of the Dominican Republic Amphibians of Haiti Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron Amphibians described in 1841 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Eleutherodactylus-stub