Craugastor aphanus - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Craugastor aphanus is a species of frog

Frog

Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

in the Craugastoridae

Craugastoridae

Craugastoridae is a family of frogs which consists of 2 genera with a disjunct distribution: Craugastor and Haddadus.The genus Craugastor, with 112 species, has the largest distribution and can be found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America up to northwestern South America. The...

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It is endemic to the Sierra del Mico

Sierra del Mico

The Sierra del Mico is a small mountain range northeast of the Sierra de las Minas, near Puerto Barrios. It is approximately 60 km long and drops eastwards into the Caribbean sea. Its highest peak is the Cerro San Gil with an elevation of 1,267 m....

range in Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

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Its natural habitat

Habitat

* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...

is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest

Forest

A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...

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It is threatened by habitat loss.

Source

Acevedo, M. & Smith, E. 2004. Craugastor aphanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.

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