Craugastor megalotympanum

Craugastor megalotympanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Subfamily: Craugastorinae
Genus: Craugastor
Species: C. megalotympanum
Binomial name
Craugastor megalotympanum
(Shannon and Werler, 1955)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus megalotympanum Shannon and Werler, 1955

Craugastor megalotympanum is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to the Sierra de los Tuxtlas range in southern Veracruz state, Mexico.[2]

Its natural habitat is lowland tropical humid rainforest. Despite its whole range being within the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, it is suffering from habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Santos-Barrera, G. & Flores-Villela, O. (2004). "Craugastor megalotympanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Craugastor megalotympanum (Shannon and Werler, 1955)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 December 2014.


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