Sarcohyla charadricola is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Sarcohyla |
| Species: | S. charadricola
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarcohyla charadricola (Duellman, 1964)
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It is endemic to Mexico, in the state of Hidalgo. Scientists have seen it in forests between 2000 and 2300 meters above sea level.[2][3]
This frog is classified as critically endangered and possibly extinct because of the extensive deforestation that has taken place in Mexico. They believe there are probably fewer than 50 adults alive as of the 2019 assessment. They presume that the frog would be vulnerable to the fungal disease chytridiomycosis, though they have not observed even one infected frog—because they have observed no specimens of this species at all since 1961.[1]
These frogs live on bromeliad plants in pine and pine-oak forests, but lay eggs in streams and develop as tadpoles.[1]
Sources edit
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Sarcohyla charadricola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55442A53953998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55442A53953998.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Sarcohyla charadricola (Duellman, 1964)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Sarcohyla charadricola". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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