Craugastor rhodopis

Craugastor rhodopis, also known as the polymorphic robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from isolated high-elevation populations in western Veracruz and adjacent Hidalgo and Puebla states, and apparently disjunctly, from central and southeastern Chiapas and adjacent Oaxaca.[1][2] Its natural habitat is tropical montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Craugastor rhodopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Craugastor
Species:
C. rhodopis
Binomial name
Craugastor rhodopis
(Cope, 1867)
Synonyms

Lithodytes rhodopis Cope, 1867 "1866"
Eleutherodactylus rhodopis (Cope, 1867)

References

  1. Lynch, J. & Barrera, G.S. (2004). "Craugastor rhodopis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56910A11550427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56910A11550427.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Craugastor rhodopis (Cope, 1867)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 August 2015.


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