''Eleutherodactylus rhodesi'' (common name: Rhodes' robber frog) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to

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 ...

, where it is only known from the area of its type locality on northeastern base of the Presqu'ile du Nord-Ouest, near Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest department.

Etymology

The

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''rhodesi'' honors S. Craig Rhodes, one of the companions of Albert Schwartz when he was collecting near Port-de-Paix.

Description

The

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consists of three juveniles measuring , an adult male measuring , and two adult females measuring in snout–vent length. The snout is truncate. The tympanum is visible. The fingers and toes have no webbing and lack discs. Skin is smooth. The dorsum is olive, overlaid with dark gray to black markings. The concealed surfaces are pale gray with black bars. The iris is bronze above and brownish red below.

Habitat and conservation

''Eleutherodactylus rhodesi'' have been found in leaf-litter and under rocks in forest at around

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. Most types were found under trash in a

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'' Musa'' grove. The species is moderately common in suitable habitat, but its known range is very restricted. Habitat loss caused by logging and agriculture is the main threat to this species.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3007383 rhodesi Amphibians of Haiti Endemic fauna of Haiti Taxa named by Albert Schwartz (zoologist) Amphibians described in 1980 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot