Plectrohyla tecunumani
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Plectrohyla tecunumani faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and logging activities in Guatemala's cloud forest regions. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to local environmental changes, while climate change poses additional risks by altering the moisture-dependent cloud forest ecosystems essential for its survival. Chytrid fungal infections, which have devastated amphibian populations throughout Central America, represent another critical threat to this already rare species.
Habitat
This species inhabits cloud forests and montane humid forests at elevations between 1,500-2,500 meters in the highlands of Guatemala. It requires the persistent moisture and stable temperatures characteristic of these fog-shrouded ecosystems, typically found on vegetation near streams and in areas with dense canopy cover.
