Craugastor podiciferus

Craugastor podiciferus, also known as the Rio Changena robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Craugastor podiciferus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Craugastoridae
Genus:	Craugastor
Species:	C. podiciferus
Binomial name
Craugastor podiciferus (Cope, 1876)
Synonyms
Eleutherodactylus blairi Barbour, 1928 Lithodytes habenatus Cope, 1875 Lithodytes muricinus Cope, 1875 Eleutherodactylus jota Lynch, 1980

Description

The snout is long and ovoid in dorsal view, depressed and somewhat pointed in lateral view. The canthus rostralis is sharp. The supra-tympanic fold becomes distinct only behind the tympanum. The fingers have no lateral keels and have weakly bulbous tips. The toes have no lateral keels either but bear discs.^[2] The dorsum is grayish brown or brown. There are some spots and an inter-orbital bar. A black line marks the canthal and the supra-tympanic fold. The belly is dark brown or black and has bluish-white flecks, or is gray-orange. The throat is orange or gray-orange.^[2]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Craugastor podiciferus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T154033310A3052067. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T154033310A3052067.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Lynch, John D. (1980). "A new frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus from western Panama". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 83 (3): 101–105. doi:10.2307/3627802. JSTOR 3627802.

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