Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Craugastoridae > Craugastor > Craugastor xucanebi

Craugastor xucanebi (Xucaneb Robber Frog)

Synonyms: Eleutherodactylus xucanebi

Wikipedia Abstract

Craugastor xucanebi is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Guatemala and known from the central highlands, including Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Sierra de Xucaneb, and Sierra de las Minas.Its natural habitats are premontane and montane forests at elevations of 600–1,300 m (2,000–4,300 ft) above sea level. It typically occurs in bushes and undergrowth, and might also be found in slightly degraded forest. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural encroachment, extraction of wood, and human settlement.
View Wikipedia Record: Craugastor xucanebi

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Craugastor xucanebi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
44
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.95
EDGE Score: 3.58

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Central American montane forests Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Central American pine-oak forests Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 2338862 Izabal, Guatemala  

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.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
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