Craugastor mexicanus

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Craugastor mexicanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Craugastor
Species:
C. mexicanus
Binomial name
Craugastor mexicanus
(Brocchi, 1877)
Synonyms [2]
  • Leiuperus mexicanus Brocchi, 1877
  • Eleutherodactylus mexicanus (Brocchi, 1877)
  • Microbatrachylus oaxacae Taylor, 1940 "1939"
  • Eleutherodactylus oaxacae (Taylor, 1940)
  • Microbatrachylus lineatissimus Taylor, 1941
  • Eleutherodactylus lineatissimus (Taylor, 1941)
  • Microbatrachylus fuscatus Davis and Dixon, 1957
  • Eleutherodactylus mexicanus fuscatus (Davis and Dixon, 1957)

Craugastor mexicanus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to eastern Mexico and occurs in the states of Oaxaca, Puebla, Hidalgo, and Veracruz. [1] [2] It is a common species inhabiting tropical wet and semi-deciduous forest, pine-oak montane forest, and montane cloud forest at elevations of 700–3,420 m (2,300–11,220 ft) above sea level. Although it is adaptable to habitat disturbance, loss of cloud forest is a potential threat to it. Also chytridiomycosis can have negative impacts. It is present in a number of protected areas, including Cofre de Perote National Park, Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve, and Cuenca Hidrográfica Río Necaxa. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Craugastor mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T82466833A53965765. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T82466833A53965765.en . Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Craugastor mexicanus (Brocchi, 1877)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 6 May 2022.