The Hispaniolan common tree frog, Hispaniolan laughing tree frog (''Osteopilus dominicensis''), or Dominican tree frog, is a species of
frog in the family
Hylidae endemic to the island of
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 ...
(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 ...
).
Habitat
It is an abundant, ubiquitous species on Hispaniola, found from sea level up to
asl
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. It occurs anywhere near water in forests and anthropogenic open areas. It breeds in standing bodies water, both temporary and permanent.
References
Osteopilus
Endemic fauna of Hispaniola
Amphibians of the Dominican Republic
Frogs of Haiti
Amphibians described in 1838
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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