Plectrohyla pycnochila

Plectrohyla pycnochila, also known as the thicklip spikethumb frog or thick-lipped spikethumb frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Mexico and occurs in the Meseta Central of Chiapas.[2] Its natural habitats are pine-oak forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and transformation of the forest to agricultural land. Chytridiomycosis might also be a threat.[1]

Plectrohyla pycnochila

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Plectrohyla
Species:
P. pycnochila
Binomial name
Plectrohyla pycnochila
Rabb, 1959
Synonyms

Hyla pycnochila (Rabb, 1959)

References

  1. Santos-Barrera, G.; Canseco-Márquez, L. (2004). "Plectrohyla pycnochila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55883A11370672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55883A11370672.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Plectrohyla pycnochila Rabb, 1959". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 December 2016.


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