South Island telegraph frog

South Island telegraph frog (Eleutherodactylus audanti) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Hispaniola. It occurs in the Massif de la Hotte and Massif de la Selle, Haiti, and in the Sierra de Baoruco in the Dominican Republic.^[2]

South Island telegraph frog
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Eleutherodactylidae
Genus:	Eleutherodactylus
Species:	E. audanti
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus audanti Cochran, 1934
Synonyms
Eleutherodactylus neodreptus Schwartz, 1965

Etymology

The specific name audanti honors Dr. André Audant, a Cuban entomologist who, together with Thomas Barbour, collected the holotype .^[3]

Habitat and conservation

The species' natural habitats are upland closed-canopy forest and forest edges where it is found under rocks and debris. It is a moderately common species in suitable habitat but threatened by habitat loss.^[1]