Eleutherodactylus zeus
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| Eleutherodactylus zeus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Subgenus: | Syrrhophus |
| Species: | E. zeus
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| Eleutherodactylus zeus Schwartz, 1958
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Eleutherodactylus zeus (common name: Zeus' robber frog) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to western Cuba and known from the Sierra de los Órganos and the Sierra del Rosario, in the Pinar del Río and Artemisa provinces.[2] Its natural habitats are rock crevices and caves in mesic broadleaf forest in limestone areas. It is threatened by habitat loss and disturbance associated with tourism.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz (2004). "Eleutherodactylus zeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57065A11576165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57065A11576165.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus zeus Schwartz, 1958". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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