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 | |
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| An adult male at X-Can, Mexico. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Craugastor |
| Species: | C. yucatanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Craugastor yucatanensis (Lynch, 1965) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus yucatanensis Lynch, 1965 "1964" | |
References
- Lee, J. &Vázquez, R.C. (2004). "Craugastor yucatanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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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