Craugastor inachus
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Craugastor inachus faces severe population decline primarily due to the devastating chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which has caused widespread amphibian mortality across Central America. Habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited montane range compounds these pressures. Climate change is altering the temperature and moisture conditions essential for this species' survival in cloud forest environments.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid pine-oak forests at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters in Central America. It requires cool, moist microhabitats with abundant leaf litter and is particularly dependent on stable temperature and humidity conditions typical of cloud forest ecosystems.
