Craugastor campbelli

Craugastor campbelli is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. The species is endemic to Guatemala.

Craugastor campbelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Craugastor
Species:
C. campbelli
Binomial name
Craugastor campbelli
(E.N. Smith, 2005)
Synonyms[2]
  • Eleutherodactylus campbelli
    E.N. Smith, 2005
  • Craugastor campbelli
    — Crawford & E.N. Smith, 2005
  • Craugastor (Hylactophryne) campbelli
    — Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008

Etymology

The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Jonathan A. Campbell.[3]

Geographic range

C. campbelli is known from the Montañas del Mico in Izabal Department, Guatemala.[1][2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of C. campbelli is moist tropical forest, at altitudes of 260–962 m (853–3,156 ft).[1]

Behavior

C. campbelli is typically found at night, perched on leaves 0.25–2 m (0.82–6.56 ft) above the ground.[1]

Reproduction

C. campbelli reproduces by direct development.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Craugastor campbelli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61802A54383226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61802A54383226.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Craugastor campbelli (Smith, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1.

Further reading
  • Hedges SB, Duellman WE, Heinicke MP (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation". Zootaxa 1737: 1–182. (Craugastor campbelli, p. 45).
  • Smith EN (2005). "Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) of the alfredi group from eastern Guatemala". Herpetologica 61: 286–295. (Eleutherodactylus campbelli, new species, p. 287).



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