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Craugastor megacephalus

Synonyms: Eleutherodactylus megacephalus; Hylodes megacephalus; Lithodytes megacephalus

Wikipedia Abstract

Craugastor megacephalus is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family.It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Craugastor megacephalus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
22
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.95
EDGE Score: 2.19
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Litters / Year [1]  1
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.756 inches (7 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Bosawás Biosphere Reserve National Resource Reserve VI 1808157 Nicaragua  
Sureste de Nicaragua Biosphere Reserve 1897053 Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Mesoamerica Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0