Hispaniolan common tree frog

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Osteopilus dominicensis01.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite journal

|title= Hispaniolan Laughing Treefrog: Osteopilus dominicensis

|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55808/172794620

|website=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

|page=e.T55808A172794620

|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T55808A172794620.en

|id=55808

|year=2022

|author1=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group

|accessdate=September 5, 2022

|version=3.1|doi-access=free

}}

| taxon = Osteopilus dominicensis

| authority = (Tschudi, 1838)

| synonyms =

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The Hispaniolan common tree frog, Hispaniolan laughing tree frog (Osteopilus dominicensis), or Dominican tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to the island of Hispaniola (both the Dominican Republic and Haiti).{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Hylinae/Osteopilus/Osteopilus-dominicensis |title=Osteopilus dominicensis (Tschudi, 1838) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=6 April 2014}}

Habitat

It is an abundant, ubiquitous species on Hispaniola, found from sea level up to {{convert|2000|m|abbr=on}} asl. It occurs anywhere near water in forests and anthropogenic open areas. It breeds in standing bodies water, both temporary and permanent.

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