The short-nosed green frog or shortsnout robber frog (''Eleutherodactylus brevirostris'') is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to the Massif de la Hotte,

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

. Its natural habitat is dwarf

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, although it can also be found in clearings. It is found under ground cover, and the eggs are laid on the ground. It is threatened by habitat loss; while the species occurs in the Pic Macaya National Park, there is no active management for conservation, and the habitat loss continues in the park.

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brevirostris Amphibians of Haiti Endemic fauna of Haiti Amphibians described in 1936 Taxa named by Benjamin Shreve Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Eleutherodactylus-stub