List of amphibians of Hispaniola

The amphibians of Hispaniola are diverse.

The island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is remarkable for its amphibian diversity - with approximately 99% of species being endemic to the island. Many species are restricted to just one of the two countries, and a significant number are microendemic, meaning they are found only in very specific locations within their respective countries. This list catalogs the amphibian species of Hispaniola, including extant native species, introduced species, and those that may have gone extinct in recent history.

Amphibians Family Bufonidae:SpeciesCommon nameConservation statusHaitiDominican RepublicPeltophryne armataHispaniolan armored toadNot assessedXPeltophryne fluviaticaHispaniolan crestless toadCritically endangeredXPeltophryne guentheriSouthern Hispaniola crested toadVulnerableXXRhinella marinaCane toadLeast concernXX Family Eleutherodactylidae:SpeciesCommon nameConservation statusHaitiDominican RepublicEleutherodactylus abbottiCommon chirping frogLeast concernXXEleutherodactylus alcoaeBarahona rockfrogEndangeredXXEleutherodactylus amadeusMacaya bushfrogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus aporostegusTiburon burrowing frogNot assessedXEleutherodactylus apostatesLa Hotte big-legged frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus armstrongiBaoruco hammer frogEndangeredXXEleutherodactylus audantiSouth Island telegraphic frogVulnerableXXEleutherodactylus auriculatoidesNorthern hammer frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus bakeriLa Hotte bushfrogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus brevirostrisShort-nosed green frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus caribeHaitian marshfrogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus chlorophenaxFalse green robber frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus coronaHispaniolan crowned frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus counouspeusYellow cave frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus darlingtoniLa Selle long-legged frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus diplasiusPatternless whistling frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus dolomedesHispaniolan ventriloquial frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus eunasterLa Hotte whistling frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus flavescensYellow split-toed frogNear threatenedXEleutherodactylus fowleriKhaki bromeliad frogCritically endangeredXXEleutherodactylus furcyensisLa Selle red-legged frogCritically endangeredXXEleutherodactylus glanduliferLa Hotte glanded frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus glanduliferoidesLa Selle grassfrogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus glaphycompusBall bearing frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus grahamiYellow chevronate frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus haitianusMontane cricket frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus heminotaHalf-striped bromeliad frogEndangeredXXEleutherodactylus hypostenorBaoruco burrowing frogEndangeredXXEleutherodactylus inoptatusHispaniolan giant frogLeast concernXXEleutherodactylus jugansLa Selle dusky frogCritically endangeredXXEleutherodactylus lamprotesHispaniolan orange-legged frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus leonceiSouthern pastel frogCritically endangeredXXEleutherodactylus ligiaeBaoruco rockfrogNot assessedXEleutherodactylus limbensisHaitian streamside frogNot assessedXEleutherodactylus lucioiPallid rockfrogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus melatrigonumCordillera Central telegraphic frogNot assessedXEleutherodactylus minutusHispaniolan wheeping frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus montanusHispaniolan montane frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus neibaNeiba leaf-litter frogNot assessedXEleutherodactylus nortoniSpiny giant frogCritically endangeredXXEleutherodactylus notidodesNeiba telegraphic frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus oxyrhyncusHispaniolan sharp-nosed frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus parabatesNeiba whistling frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus paraliusCoastal red-rumped frogNear threatenedXEleutherodactylus parapelatesMacaya burrowing frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus patriciaeHispaniolan Cordillera frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus paulsoniHispaniolan pink-rumped frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus pictissimusHispaniolan yellow-mottled frogVulnerableXXEleutherodactylus pituinusHispaniolan melodius frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus pooleiCitadel frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus probolaeusBoca De Yuma frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus rhodesiPort-de-Paix frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus rucillensisRucilla streamside frogNot assessedXEleutherodactylus rufifemoralisBaoruco red-legged frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus ruthaeEastern burrowing frogEndangeredXEleutherodactylus schmidtiHispaniolan streamside frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus sciagraphusLa Hotte striped-legged frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus semipalmatusTiburon streamfrogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus sommeriMassif du Nord whistling frogEndangeredXXEleutherodactylus thorectesMacaya breast-spotted frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus tychathrousVallejuelo burrowing frogNot assessedXEleutherodactylus ventrilineatusMacaya dusky frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus warreniTortue frogCritically endangeredXEleutherodactylus weinlandiHispaniolan red-rumped frogLeast concernXXEleutherodactylus wetmoreiTiburon whistling frogVulnerableXX

Family Hylidae:SpeciesCommon nameConservation statusHaitiDominican RepublicBoana heilpriniHispaniolan green treefrogVulnerableXXOsteopilus dominicensisHispaniolan laughing treefrogLeast concernXXOsteopilus pulchrilineatusHispaniolan yellow treefrogVulnerableXXOsteopilus vastusHispaniolan giant treefrogVulnerableXX

Family LeptodactylidaeSpeciesCommon nameConservation statusHaitiDominican RepublicLeptodactylus albilabrisWhite lipped ditch frogLeast concernX

Family Ranidae:SpeciesCommon nameConservation statusHaitiDominican RepublicLithobates catesbeianusAmerican bullfrogLeast concernXX

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