Craugastor campbelli

Craugastor campbelli is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. The species is endemic to Guatemala.

Craugastor campbelli
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Craugastoridae
Genus:	Craugastor
Species:	C. campbelli
Binomial name
Craugastor campbelli (E.N. Smith, 2005)
Synonyms[2]
Eleutherodactylus campbelli E.N. Smith, 2005 Craugastor campbelli — Crawford & E.N. Smith, 2005 Craugastor (Hylactophryne) campbelli — Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008

Etymology

The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Jonathan A. Campbell.^[3]

Geographic range

C. campbelli is known from the Montañas del Mico in Izabal Department, Guatemala.^[1][2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of C. campbelli is moist tropical forest, at altitudes of 260–962 m (853–3,156 ft).^[1]

Behavior

C. campbelli is typically found at night, perched on leaves 0.25–2 m (0.82–6.56 ft) above the ground.^[1]

Reproduction

C. campbelli reproduces by direct development.^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Craugastor campbelli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61802A54383226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61802A54383226.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Craugastor campbelli (Smith, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1.

Further reading

• Hedges SB, Duellman WE, Heinicke MP (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation". Zootaxa 1737: 1–182. (Craugastor campbelli, p. 45).
• Smith EN (2005). "Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) of the alfredi group from eastern Guatemala". Herpetologica 61: 286–295. (Eleutherodactylus campbelli, new species, p. 287).