Craugastor yucatanensis

Craugastor yucatanensis, also known as the Yucatan robber frog or Yucatan rainfrog, is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.[2] Both terrestrial and arboreal in its lifestyle, its natural habitat are tropical lowland semi-deciduous and deciduous forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by tourism.[1]

Craugastor yucatanensis
An adult male at X-Can, Mexico.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Craugastor
Species:
C. yucatanensis
Binomial name
Craugastor yucatanensis
(Lynch, 1965)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus yucatanensis Lynch, 1965 "1964"

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Craugastor yucatanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57063A53968530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57063A53968530.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Craugastor yucatanensis (Lynch, 1965)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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