Eleutherodactylus bakeri Cochran, 1935
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The La Hotte bush frog or Baker's robber frog (Eleutherodactylus bakeri) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to the Massif de la Hotte in southwestern Haiti. Its natural habitat is closed-canopy forest (now largely gone). This arboreal frog hides by day in bromeliads where it also lays the eggs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, La Hotte bush frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:03:01.143031+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eleutherodactylus bakeri Cochran, 1935
- Name authority
- Cochran, 1935
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Eleutherodactylidae
- Genus
- Eleutherodactylus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- superfamilyBrachycephaloidea Günther, 1858
- familyEleutherodactylidae Lutz, 1954
- subfamilyEleutherodactylinae Lutz, 1954
- genusEleutherodactylus Duméril & Bibron, 1841
- speciesEleutherodactylus bakeri Cochran, 1935
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eleutherodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eleutherodactylus acmonis Schwartz, 1960 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus albipes Barbour & Shreve, 1937 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus albolabris (Taylor, 1943) | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus alcoae Schwartz, 1971 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus andrewsi Lynn, 1937 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Antillean CoquiEleutherodactylus antillensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1863) | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus atkinsi Dunn, 1925 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus barlagnei Lynch, 1965 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus beguei Díaz & Hedges, 2015 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus blairhedgesi Estrada, Díaz & Rodriguez, 1998 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus bresslerae Schwartz, 1960 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus casparii Dunn, 1926 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eleutherodactylus bakeri bakeri Cochran, 1935 Cochran, 1935 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=207463 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3992W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.