Sarcohyla pentheter

Sarcohyla pentheter, the mourning treefrog,[1] is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. Scientists have observed it pine-oak forests on the west side of the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains in Oaxaca between 1,280 and 2,000 meters above sea level.[2][3]

Sarcohyla pentheter
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Sarcohyla
Species:
S. pentheter
Binomial name
Sarcohyla pentheter
(Adler, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Plectrohyla pentheter (Adler, 1965)

This frog lays eggs in streams.[1]

It is threatened by habitat loss associated with small farms (including partially shaded coffee farms), small grazing spaces, and mining. It is also vulnerable to the fungal disease chytridiomycosis.[1]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Sarcohyla pentheter". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T174249226A53957008. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T174249226A53957008.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Sarcohyla pentheter (Adler, 1965)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. "Sarcohyla pentheter". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb. Retrieved November 15, 2021.


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