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Plectrohyla acanthodes (Tree frog)

Synonyms: Hyla acanthodes
Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

Plectrohyla acanthodes (commonly known as the thorny spikethumb frog) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Plectrohyla acanthodes

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Plectrohyla acanthodes

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
65
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.21
EDGE Score: 4.99
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.488 inches (6.32 cm)

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