Sarcohyla crassa

Sarcohyla crassa is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico. It is also known as the aquatic treefrog,[1][2] or when referring to the former Hyla bogertae, Bogert's aquatic treefrog.[2]

Sarcohyla crassa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Sarcohyla
Species:
S. crassa
Binomial name
Sarcohyla crassa
(Brocchi, 1877)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cauphias crassus Brocchi, 1877
  • Hyla crassa (Brocchi, 1877)
  • Hypsiboas crassus (Brocchi, 1877)
  • Plectrohyla crassa (Brocchi, 1877)
  • Hyla robustofemora Taylor, 1940 "1939"
  • Hyla bogertae Straughan and Wright, 1969

Sarcohyla crassa occurs in streams in montane cloud forest at elevations of 1,540–2,650 m (5,050–8,690 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by the loss of original montane forests and possibly chytridiomycosis.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Sarcohyla crassa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55456A53954330. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Sarcohyla crassa (Brocchi, 1877)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 19 December 2020.


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