Plectrohyla teuchestes

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Plectrohyla teuchestes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Plectrohyla
Species:
P. teuchestes
Binomial name
Plectrohyla teuchestes
Duellman  [ fr ] and Campbell, 1992
Synonyms

Hyla teuchestes(Duellman and Campbell, 1992)

Plectrohyla teuchestes is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Guatemala and only known with certainty from its type locality on the southern slope of the Sierra de Xucaneb, in the Alta Verapaz Department. [1] [2] There is also a report from another locality in Alta Verapaz. [3] Frogs from Honduras now known as Plectrohyla exquisita were formerly included in this species. [1] [4]

Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests where it lives near streams and waterfalls at about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level. Breeding takes place in streams. As of 2004, the only known location was facing habitat loss, and no specimens had been located, despite searches. Chytridiomycosis might also be a threat. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Plectrohyla teuchestes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55887A54364008. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55887A54364008.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Plectrohyla teuchestes Duellman and Campbell, 1992". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. Rowland Griffin; Adela Mei (2015). "La Herpetofauna de Finca Rubel Chaim, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala" (PDF). Indigo Expeditions. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Plectrohyla exquisita McCranie and Wilson, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 June 2016.