Etymology
The specific name rhodesi honors S. Craig Rhodes, one of the companions of Albert Schwartz when he was collecting near Port-de-Paix.[2]
Description
The type series consists of three juveniles measuring {{convert|12|-|20|mm|abbr=on}}, an adult male measuring {{convert|26|mm|abbr=on}}, and two adult females measuring {{convert|23|and|30|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The snout is truncate. The tympanum is visible. The fingers and toes have no webbing and lack discs. Skin is smooth. The dorsum is olive, overlaid with dark gray to black markings. The concealed surfaces are pale gray with black bars. The iris is bronze above and brownish red below.[2]
{{Location map | Haiti
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| caption = Eleutherodactylus rhodesi is only known from near Port-de-Paix, Haiti
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| lon_deg = -72.80
}}Habitat and conservation
Eleutherodactylus rhodesi have been found in leaf-litter and under rocks in forest at around {{convert|30|m|abbr=on}} above sea level.[1] Most types were found under trash in a mesic Musa grove.[2] The species is moderately common in suitable habitat, but its known range is very restricted. Habitat loss caused by logging and agriculture is the main threat to this species.[1]References
1. ^1 2 3 {{cite journal | author = Hedges, B.| author2 = Thomas, R. | title = Eleutherodactylus rhodesi | journal = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume= 2010 | page = e.T56909A11550201 | year = 2010 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T56909A11550201.en }}
2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite journal |last1=Schwartz |first1=Albert |title=Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Hispaniola |journal=Annals of Carnegie Museum |date=1980 |volume=49 |pages=103–112 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/214479 }}