Craugastor montanus

Craugastor sartori, also known as the Chiapas dwarf robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in the vicinity of Cerro Ovando, at elevations of about 1,200–1,900 m (3,900–6,200 ft) asl.[2] Its natural habitats are montane cloud and mixed forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by particularly logging.[1]

Craugastor montanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Craugastor
Species:
C. montanus
Binomial name
Craugastor montanus
(Lynch, 1965)
Synonyms

Microbatrachylus montanus Taylor, 1942
Eleutherodactylus sartori Lynch, 1965 — replacement name[2]
Craugastor sartori (Lynch, 1965)

References
  1. Santos-Barrera, G. & Flores-Villela, O. (2004). "Craugastor montanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56948A11558766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56948A11558766.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Craugastor montanus (Taylor, 1942)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 August 2015.


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