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This is a list of amphibians and reptiles in the archipelago of Cuba. It includes 27 reptiles and 55 amphibians that are critically endangered. Many of these animals are threatened by loss of habitat and hunting. This list includes both native and introduced (I) species.
E. Eleutherodactylus acmonis; Eleutherodactylus adelus; Eleutherodactylus albipes; Eleutherodactylus atkinsi; Eleutherodactylus auriculatus; Eleutherodactylus ...
Species description of Peltophryne empusa was published by Edward Drinker Cope in 1862 as an addendum to his work entitled "Notes upon some reptiles of the Old World" (reptiles and amphibians were not necessarily considered very distinct at that time): [4] Supraorbital ridges very prominent, not crenate, presenting a posterior process ...
A. American crocodile; Anolis agueroi; Anolis ahli; Anolis alayoni; Anolis alfaroi; Anolis allogus; Anolis altitudinalis; Anolis alutaceus; Anolis anfiloquioi; Anolis ...
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The Cuban tree frog is native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands. This large frog has been introduced in Puerto Rico , the US Virgin Islands , and the British Virgin Islands . [ 16 ] Whether the species was native to the Key West region of Florida is debated, [ 13 ] or if it was introduced to the area.
These frogs are found in Cuba at elevations up to 1,150 m above sea level, in closed-canopy mesic and xeric forests. Their distribution is highly fragmented, [5] with the total land area equaling 7,700 mi 2 (20,000 km 2). [1] Within this limited area, though, they are quite numerous. [6]
It is critically endangered and endemic to rainforest in a small part of easternmost Cuba. [1] [3] It is the smallest frog in the Northern Hemisphere and the third smallest frog in the world, at about 10 mm (0.4 in) in snout–to–vent length (only a few members of the Southern Hemisphere genera Brachycephalus, Mini, Paedophryne and Stumpffia ...