This is a list of amphibians found in Haiti. There are 58 amphibian species recorded in Haiti.
Common name | Scientific name authority |
Preferred habitat | Native range | Status (IUCN) w/ population trend |
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Family Bufonidae: True toads | ||||
Eastern crested toad | Bufo fractus (Schwartz, 1972) |
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Southern crested toad | Bufo guentheri (Cochran, 1941) |
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Cane toad | Bufo marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
A nocturnal and terrestrial toad that inhabits humid areas with adequate cover, including cane fields, savannah, open forest, well watered yards and gardens. It also inhabits dry equatorial forests | North America to South America | |
Family Eleutherodactylidae: Frogs | ||||
Abbott's robber frog | Eleutherodactylus abbotti Cochran, 1923 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Barahona rock frog | Eleutherodactylus alcoae Schwartz, 1971 |
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, rocky areas, and caves. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Mozart's frog | Eleutherodactylus amadeus Hedges, Thomas & Franz, 1987 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti | |
Tiburon burrowing frog | Eleutherodactylus aporostegus Schwartz, 1965 |
Data deficient | Haiti | |
Apostates robber frog | Eleutherodactylus apostates Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. | Haiti | |
Baoruco hammer frog | Eleutherodactylus armstrongi Noble & Hassler, 1933 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
South Island telegraph frog | Eleutherodactylus audanti Cochran, 1934 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
La Hotte bush frog | Eleutherodactylus bakeri Cochran, 1935 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti | |
Eleutherodactylus bothroboans Schwartz, 1965 |
Data deficient | Haiti | ||
Short-nosed green frog | Eleutherodactylus brevirostris Shreve, 1936 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti | |
Eleutherodactylus caribe Hedges and Thomas, 1992 |
Subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. | Haiti | ||
False green robber frog | Eleutherodactylus chlorophenax Schwartz, 1976 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rocky areas. | Haiti | |
Caye Paul robber frog | Eleutherodactylus corona Hedges and Thomas, 1992 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti | |
Eleutherodactylus counouspeus Schwartz, 1964 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. | Haiti | ||
Eleutherodactylus darlingtoni Cochran, 1935 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti | ||
Patternless whistling frog | Eleutherodactylus diplasius Schwartz, 1973 |
Lowland and montane forests.[1] | Haiti |
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Hispaniolan ventriloquial frog | Eleutherodactylus dolomedes Hedges and Thomas, 1992 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti | |
Eleutherodactylus eunaster Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti | ||
Khaki bromeliad frog | Eleutherodactylus fowleri Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
La Selle red-legged frog | Eleutherodactylus furcyensis Shreve and Williams, 1963 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
La Hotte glanded frog | Eleutherodactylus glandulifer Cochran, 1935 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and intermittent rivers. | Haiti | |
Eleutherodactylus glanduliferoides Shreve, 1936 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti | ||
Southwest Haiti robber frog | Eleutherodactylus glaphycompus Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rocky areas. | Haiti | |
Graham's robber frog | Eleutherodactylus grahami Schwartz, 1979 |
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rocky areas. | Haiti | |
Half-stripe bromeliad frog | Eleutherodactylus heminota Noble & Hassler, 1933 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Baoruco burrowing frog | Eleutherodactylus hypostenor Schwartz, 1965 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and plantations. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Diquini robber frog | Eleutherodactylus inoptatus (Barbour, 1914) |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
La Selle dusky frog | Eleutherodactylus jugans (Cochran, 1937) |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Castillon robber frog | Eleutherodactylus lamprotes Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti | |
Southern pastel frog | Eleutherodactylus leoncei Shreve and Williams, 1963 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Eleutherodactylus limbensis Lynn, 1958 |
Data deficient | Haiti | ||
St. Nicholas robber frog | Eleutherodactylus lucioi Schwartz, 1980 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rocky areas. | Haiti | |
Eleutherodactylus melatrigonum Schwartz, 1966 |
Data deficient | Haiti | ||
Spiny giant frog | Eleutherodactylus nortoni Schwartz, 1976 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests or montanes, and caves. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Neiba telegraph frog | Eleutherodactylus notidodes Schwartz, 1966 |
Upland closed-canopy forest and forest edge, under rocks and debris.[2] | Haiti |
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Rednose robber frog | Eleutherodactylus oxyrhyncus (Dumeril and Bibron, 1841) |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Coastal red-rumped frog | Eleutherodactylus paralius Schwartz, 1976 |
Mesic habitats, such as plantations, woods, gardens, ravines and trash piles in urban areas.[3] | Haiti |
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Casillon robber frog | Eleutherodactylus parapelates Hedges and Thomas, 1987 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti | |
Eleutherodactylus paulsoni Schwartz, 1964 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent rivers, and caves. | Haiti | ||
Hispaniolan yellow-mottled frog | Eleutherodactylus pictissimus Cochran, 1935 |
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Eleutherodactylus poolei Cochran, 1938 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | ||
Rhodes' robber frog | Eleutherodactylus rhodesi Schwartz, 1980 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and arable land. | Haiti | |
Ruth's robber frog | Eleutherodactylus ruthae Noble, 1923 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Schmidt's robber frog | Eleutherodactylus schmidti Noble, 1923 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. | Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |
Sud robber frog | Eleutherodactylus sciagraphus Schwartz, 1973 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti | |
Foothill robber frog | Eleutherodactylus semipalmatus Shreve, 1936 |
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. | Haiti | |
Eleutherodactylus sommeri Schwartz, 1977 |
Data deficient | Haiti | ||
Morne Macay robber frog | Eleutherodactylus thorectes Hedges, 1988 |
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Haiti | |
Eleutherodactylus tychathrous Schwartz, 1965 |
Data deficient | Haiti | ||
Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus (Shreve, 1936) |
Haiti | |||
Eleutherodactylus warreni Schwartz, 1976 |
Haiti | |||
Eleutherodactylus weinlandi Barbour, 1914 |
Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |||
Eleutherodactylus wetmorei Cochran, 1932 |
Haiti to the Dominican Republic | |||
Family Hylidae: Tree frogs and allies | ||||
Hispaniolan giant tree frog | Osteopilus vastus (Cope, 1871) |
Haiti to the Dominican Republic | ||
Family Ranidae: True frogs | ||||
American bullfrog ![]() |
Rana catesbeianas (Shaw, 1802) |
North America. Introduced in many other countries worldwide, including Haiti and the Dominican Republic. |