Craugastor_bocourti

<i>Craugastor bocourti</i>

Craugastor bocourti

Species of amphibian

Craugastor bocourti (common name: Bocourt's robber frog) is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Guatemala and found on the mountains of the Alta Verapaz Department and the Sierra de las Minas.[1][2] It is named after Marie Firmin Bocourt, a French zoologist and artist.[3]

Quick Facts Craugastor bocourti, Conservation status ...

Its natural habitat 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. Craugastor bocourti is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, wood extraction, and human settlement.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Craugastor bocourti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T56468A54366464. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56468A54366464.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Craugastor bocourti (Brocchi, 1877)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. [3]
    Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.


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