Hispaniola crowned frog

Description

Eleutherodactylus corona is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to the Massif de la Hotte,Haiti.Its natural habitats are high-elevation cloud forests.It is a very rare,arboreal species.Males call from bromeliads or orchids.It is threatened by habitat loss caused primarily by logging for charcoaling and slash-and-burn agriculture.While the species occurs in the Pic Macaya National Park,there is no active management for conservation,and the habitat loss continues also in the park.