Eleutherodactylus amplinympha

{{short description|Species of frog}}

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2021 |title=Eleutherodactylus amplinympha |volume=2021 |page=e.T56411A3038519 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T56411A3038519.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| taxon = Eleutherodactylus amplinympha

| authority = Kaiser, Green & Schmidt, 1994

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Eleutherodactylus amplinympha is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Dominica, in the Lesser Antilles, where it occurs in the interior of the island at elevations of {{convert|300|–|1200|m|abbr=on}} above sea level.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Eleutherodactylidae/Eleutherodactylinae/Eleutherodactylus/Eleutherodactylus-amplinympha |title=Eleutherodactylus amplinympha Kaiser, Green, and Schmid, 1994 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=4 July 2015}} The species is a habitat generalist with a preference for slightly open rainforests at higher elevations. It is threatened by habitat loss in some areas. It is locally known as the gounouj.

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Category:Amphibians of the Caribbean

Category:Endemic fauna of Dominica

Category:Amphibians described in 1994

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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