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Craugastor olanchano

Declining

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

Craugastor olanchano faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and logging activities in its limited montane forest range in Honduras. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to local environmental changes, with deforestation for coffee cultivation and cattle ranching fragmenting its remaining habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the cool, humid conditions this high-elevation specialist requires for survival.

Threat summary

Habitat

This species inhabits cloud forests and pine-oak forests at elevations between 1,400-2,000 meters in the mountains of central Honduras. It requires cool, humid montane environments with dense canopy cover and abundant leaf litter for foraging and reproduction.

Forest· majorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist lowland· major

Conservation measures underway

Species recoveryEx-situ conservationCompliance and enforcement

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Craugastor olanchano classified as Critically Endangered?
Craugastor olanchano is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Craugastor olanchano faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and logging activities in its limited montane forest range in Honduras. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to local environmental changes, with deforestation for coffee cultivation and cattle ranching fragmenting its remaining habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the cool, humid conditions this high-elevation specialist requires for survival.
Where does Craugastor olanchano live?
Craugastor olanchano occurs in Honduras. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Craugastor olanchano?
The main threats to Craugastor olanchano are 11.1, 2.1, 2.3, and 5.3. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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