Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Craugastoridae > Craugastor > Craugastor obesus

Craugastor obesus (Syrrhopus obesus)

Synonyms: Eleutherodactylus obesus; Syrrhopus obesus

Wikipedia Abstract

Craugastor obesus is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is found in the Caribbean slopes of southeastern Costa Rica and western Panama. Its natural habitats are lowland moist forest, premontane and lower montane wet forest and rainforest. It can be found in the spray zone on rocks, boulders, and cliff faces in the middle of moderate-sized cascading streams.
View Wikipedia Record: Craugastor obesus

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Craugastor obesus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
54
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.95
EDGE Score: 4.27
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Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  3.386 inches (8.6 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fortuna Forest Reserve 51037 Panama  
La Amistad International Park National Park II 541617 Panama, Costa Rica  
Palo Seco Protected Forest 414551 Panama    
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park World Heritage Site 1403176 Panama, Costa Rica  

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