Craugastor escoces

Craugastor escoces is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Costa Rica.[2] After not having been seen after 1986—despite extensive directed surveys—it was declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2004.[1] However, the species was rediscovered in September 18, 2016, when two researchers from the University of Costa Rica found a female Craugastor escoces at the edge of the Juan Castro Blanco National Park in Alajuela Province.[3][4]

Craugastor escoces
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Craugastor
Subgenus: Craugastor
Species:
C. escoces
Binomial name
Craugastor escoces
(Savage, 1975)
Synonyms[2]

Eleutherodactylus escoces Savage, 1975

Habitat

Its natural habitats are premontane and lower montane rainforests at elevations of 1,100–2,100 m (3,600–6,900 ft) above sea level.[1]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Craugastor escoces". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T56588A54367912.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Craugastor escoces (Savage, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. Jiménez, Randall; Alvarado, Gilbert (30 May 2017). "Craugastor escoces (Anura: Craugastoridae) reappears after 30 years: rediscovery of an "extinct" Neotropical frog". Amphibia-Reptilia. 38 (2): 257–259. doi:10.1163/15685381-00003102.
  4. Michelle Soto M. (6 June 2017). "Rana tica reaparece tras haber sido declarada extinta en 2004". La Nación. Retrieved 6 June 2017.


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