Guaniguanico Yellow-mottled Frog
Eleutherodactylus goini
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The Guaniguanico Yellow-mottled Frog faces severe pressure from habitat destruction as limestone karst forests in western Cuba are cleared for agriculture and urban development. Its extremely restricted range in the Sierra de los Órganos makes the species particularly vulnerable to local environmental changes and human disturbance. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could disrupt the humid microhabitats essential for this direct-developing frog's survival.
Habitat
This endemic Cuban frog inhabits humid limestone karst forests and mogote formations in the Sierra de los Órganos of western Cuba. It requires moist microhabitats within the forest understory, particularly areas with abundant leaf litter and rocky crevices that provide shelter and breeding sites.
Other threatened species in Eleutherodactylidae
Threatened in Cuba
Frequently asked questions
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