Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi

Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Eleutherodactylidae
Genus:	Eleutherodactylus
Subgenus:	Eleutherodactylus
Species:	E. bartonsmithi
Binomial name
	Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi; Schwartz, 1960

Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi (Barton's robber frog) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to southeastern Cuba where it is only known from the Guantánamo Province near the mouth Yumurí River and from Cupeyal in the Holguín Province.^[1]^[2] The latter location is in the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, but its validity has been questioned.^[1]

The specific name refers to Barton L. Smith, herpetologist who assisted Albert Schwartz during his field work in the Caribbean.^[3]

The species' natural habitat is low-elevation closed forest, but it may also occur in coffee plantations. It is an arboreal species heard calling from shrubs, but can also be found in rock crevices. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz (2004). "Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56452A11480604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56452A11480604.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi Schwartz, 1960". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.