Craugastor chrysozetetes

Craugastor chrysozetetes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Craugastor
Species: C. chrysozetetes
Binomial name
Craugastor chrysozetetes
(McCranie, Savage, and Wilson, 1989)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus chrysozetetes McCranie, Savage, and Wilson, 1989

Craugastor chrysozetetes is an extinct species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It was endemic to Honduras where it was only known from near its type locality on the Cerro Búfalo, Cordillera de Nombre de Dios,[1][2] at the edge of the Pico Bonito National Park.[1]

Its natural habitat was premontane wet forest along streams. It was always a rare species, and after several visits to the only known site failed to locate the species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed it as extinct in 2004. The cause of extinction is thought have been habitat loss and change (deforestation resulting from agricultural encroachment, human settlement of the region, logging, fires, and landslides). Chytridiomycosis might also have played a role.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cruz, G., Wilson, L.D. & McCranie, R. (2004). "Craugastor chrysozetetes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Craugastor chrysozetetes (McCranie, Savage, and Wilson, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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