Craugastor megalotympanum

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Craugastor megalotympanum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Craugastor
Species:
C. megalotympanum
Binomial name
Craugastor megalotympanum
(Shannon and Werler, 1955)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus megalotympanumShannon and Werler, 1955

Craugastor megalotympanum is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to the Sierra de los Tuxtlas range in southern Veracruz state, Mexico. [2]

Its natural habitat is lowland tropical humid rainforest. Despite its whole range being within the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, it is suffering from habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Craugastor megalotympanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T56753A53965652. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T56753A53965652.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Craugastor megalotympanum (Shannon and Werler, 1955)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 December 2014.