Biology:Craugastor bocourti
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Craugastor bocourti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Craugastor |
| Species: | C. bocourti
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| Binomial name | |
| Craugastor bocourti (Brocchi, 1877)
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Craugastor bocourti (common name: Bocourt's robber frog) is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. The species is endemic to Guatemala and found on the mountains of the Sierra de las Minas in Alta Verapaz Department.[1][2] It is named after Marie Firmin Bocourt, a French zoologist and artist.[3]: 25
Habitat
The natural habitat of Craugaster bocourti is cloud forest, where it lives on the forest floor. It occurs at elevations of 1,300–1,700 m (4,300–5,600 ft) above sea level.[1]
Conservation status
Craugastor bocourti is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, wood extraction, and human settlement.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Craugastor bocourti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56468A54366464.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56468/54366464. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Craugastor bocourti (Brocchi, 1877)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Craugastoridae/Craugastorinae/Craugastor/Craugastor-bocourti.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA25. xiii + 244 pp.
Wikidata ☰ Q1593401 entry
